Upland Gunning by Wm. J. Shaldach
 

Just spent a most enjoyable evening with this book. It is all etchings and color plates by William j Shaldach, and they are truly amazing. I am sure that any affectionado of double guns would enjoy this book. Most of it is grouse, woodcock, quail , and bird dogs, something most of us all have in common. There is no reading, or story per se ,just the etchings. It only took one double Manhattan to go through the entire book. I bought this book at the southern side by side several years ago and finally got around to looking at it tonight.
These etchings were from around the 1930s era

Well shucks Harold, I thought you were gonna post pictures of all those etchin's here ... :whistle:





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Well, Id have to fix myself another drink, were I to do that!

So fix the damn drink! :cheers:

great book- he also did a similar one on fishing

Yes, it's an enjoyable book.

BTW, I have that same dog sculpture...but mine is a Gordon Setter.:bigbye:

The other book is a 2 volume set" Coverts and Casts/ Currents and Eddies". I have that also.

still waiting harold.....charlie

You reminded me....
 

I have two books by William J. Schaldach. The second one I bought is called "The Wind on Your Cheek or More chips from the log of an artist sportsman". This one has art and text about grouse, woodcock, trout, bass, fishing, hunting, dogs, etc. (copyright 1972). Stories and art. Some previously published in Fishing Waters of the World, Hunting and Fishing Magazine, and Field and Stream.

The first is Upland Gunning Copyright 1946. It is a limited printing of 160 of which 150 for sale (copy #48) signed by the author beneath the number. I found this at an auction in Bel Air, MD about 15 years ago. Like Harold says, it is a very interesting collection of upland art. What intrigued me is the inscription and signatures on the first white page. It is in cursive and says (best I can tell) "Dinner in honor of W. Reed Morris, Knickerbocker Club, Wednesday, July 13, 1949.
Below this are signatures of 17 gentlemen
The icing on the cake is a card with the Knickerbocker Club initial logo type written MENU
Selections in French
At the bottom: Liebfraumilch 1943
Moet & Chandon Brut
Liqueurs July.13.1949

I was 6 months old then! I have never researched this club or the names in the signatures. Anyone know anything about a Knickerbocker Club? A Manhattan sounds perfect after all this typing..... Joe

Joe, I think that would make your book quite collectible. Mine is the trade edition although it is also from 1946. I do find him much easier to read than many of the notable outdoor writers of that era.
I know I have asked before, but where in southwestern Pennsylvania are you located, I am only less than a half-hour from the Washington county line