{"title":"Stephen Petro Collection","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-american-wild-turkey-1","title":"The American Wild Turkey","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHenry Edwards Davis, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe American Wild Turkey. \u003c\/i\u003eGeorgetown, SC: Small-Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1949. Hardbound in dust jacket. x, 328 pages. Illustrated. A first edition copy of THE cornerstone volume in any collection of books on hunting the wild turkey. Copies of the first edition are exceptionally difficult to obtain, and that is even more the case with the beautiful dust jacket, showing a gobbler in flight, present. The dust jacket, reinforced in places, is poor with a piece torn away at the top of the portion covering the spine. The actual book in near fine—crisp, exceptionally clean, and bright. $1200 (comparable copies, when they rarely appear, are offered for as much as $2000).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Petro Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46617291620544,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/0763\/files\/20250728_134140.jpg?v=1753727337"},{"product_id":"i-married-adventure-1","title":"I Married Adventure","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOsa Johnson, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eI Married Adventure. \u003c\/i\u003ePhiladelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1940. Hardbound. 376 pages. Illustrated, index. Fair (lacks dust jacket and front and back spines are cracked internally. $10.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA classic memoir of two pioneering adventurers… Before Joy Adamson ventured to Africa, before Dian Fossey was even born, a Kansas teenager named Osa Leighty married Martin Johnson, a daring photographer fresh from a ‘round‑the‑world cruise with Jack London. Together they sailed and flew to Borneo, Kenya, and the Congo, filming nature’s drama: big game, tribal life, and wild landscapes few outsiders had ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Johnsons brought back to America some of the earliest motion‑picture footage of Africa and the South Seas—with Martin behind the camera and Osa, ever fearless, standing ready with rifle if nature’s stars proved hostile. This bestselling memoir delivers precisely observed descriptions and heart‑stopping anecdotes, illustrated with the dramatic photos that made them icons of exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Petro Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46617300664512,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/0763\/files\/20250728_133910.jpg?v=1753727708"},{"product_id":"parker-america-s-finest-shotgun-1","title":"Parker: America’s Finest Shotgun","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePeter H. Johnson, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eParker: America’s Finest Shotgun. \u003c\/i\u003eNY: Bonanza Books, 1961. Hardbound in dust jacket. xii, 260 pages. Illustrated, bibliography. Book is fine to very fine; dust jacket fair (worn and chipped). A classic treatment of a classic shotgun. $17.50.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"393\"\u003eThe definitive chronicle of the Parker gun—its craftsmanship, heritage, and enduring legacy among sportsmen and collectors alike. With the eye of a historian and the passion of a sportsman, Peter H. Johnson traces the Parker story from its modest beginnings in 1867 to its rise as the gold standard of American double guns. Drawing from factory records, personal interviews, and decades of research, Johnson presents a richly illustrated narrative of the men who built the guns, the innovations that set Parker Brothers apart, and the cultural role the Parker played in the golden age of wingshooting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Petro Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46617301287104,"sku":null,"price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/0763\/files\/20250728_134010.jpg?v=1753727867"},{"product_id":"the-rifle-book-2","title":"The Rifle Book","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJack O’Connor, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe Rifle Book. \u003c\/i\u003eNY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950 (3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e printing). A volume in the Borzoi Books for Sportsmen Series. Hardbound in price-clipped dust jacket. xii, 332, v pages. Illustrated, index. Dust jacket is poor, badly worn, and chipped. Book is crisp, clean and in near fine condition. $16.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"737\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"381\"\u003eThe Rifle Book\u003c\/em\u003e, O’Connor draws on a lifetime of field experience and technical knowledge to explore every aspect of the rifle—from the development of classic actions and cartridges to the art of marksmanship, sighting, and hunting strategy. With clarity, precision, and wit, he explains what makes a good rifleman and what separates a great rifle from a merely good one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"1124\"\u003eMore than a technical manual, this is a celebration of the rifle as a tool of the sportsman, a companion of wild country, and an instrument of ethical hunting. Whether discussing the nuances of bullet performance on elk and sheep, the feel of a fine walnut stock, or the clean lines of a custom bolt-action, O’Connor speaks with the authority of a master and the soul of a storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Petro Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46617304498368,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/0763\/files\/20250728_134058.jpg?v=1753727952"},{"product_id":"eastland-upland-shooting","title":"Eastland Upland Shooting","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCharles C. Norris, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eEastland Upland Shooting. \u003c\/i\u003ePhiladelphia and NY: J. B. Lippincott, 1946. 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. 408 pages. Illustrated, solid bibliography, index. Dust jacket is poor with frayed edges and wear; book is near fine. A classic in the upland game hunting field. $35.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"433\"\u003eA classic in the literature of American sport, \u003cem data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"239\"\u003eEastland Upland Shooting\u003c\/em\u003e is Charles C. Norris’s evocative and timeless tribute to the golden age of bird hunting in the East—where alder thickets, golden coverts, and crisp October mornings shaped both game and gunner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"802\"\u003eDrawing on a lifetime spent afield in the uplands of Pennsylvania and beyond, Norris writes with the quiet authority of experience and the grace of a natural storyteller. In these pages, he reflects on the woodcock and grouse that defined his seasons, the dogs that partnered with him in the field, and the cherished double guns that carried both function and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Petro Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46617305874624,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/0763\/files\/20250728_134250.jpg?v=1753728040"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.sportingclassicsstore.com\/collections\/stephen-petro-collection.oembed","provider":"Sporting Classics Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}