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Auction #119 begins on 14 Nov 2024

Wendell Swank and Peter Skirka

African Antelope

(limited edition signed by the author and illustrator in slipcase)

Published: Winchester Press for Amwell Press, New York, 1971

Edition: First Edition

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This large size book (13" x 10") features 34 colored plates of various African antelopes painted by Peter Skirka on coated paper, with accompanying text by Wendell Swank.

Bound in dark red leatherette with gilt antelope on the front board and gilt spine titles. What makes this copy extra special is it being published by Winchester Press in a limited edition of 200 numbered copies for Amwell Press, this being #130. It is signed on the limitation page by Swank, Skirka, and Jim Rikhoff, the president of Amwell Press. A lovely copy in a fine stiff board slipcase.

  • Jacket Condition: Fine (slipcase)
  • Binding Condition: Near fine
  • Overall Condition: Near fine
  • Size: 13" x 10"
  • Sold By: Classic Arms Books
  • Contact Person: Ken Czech
  • Country: United States
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 320-255-1870
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Paypal, check or money order in U.S. funds
  • Trade Associations: Advanced Book Exchange


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