Foreword By Gene Hill
Paintings By John Rice

Approved By The
Boone And Crockett Club

A Bibliography of
American Sporting Books

by M.L. Biscotti

From its founding at the residence of Theodore Roosevelt in 1887, one of the primary goals of the Boone and Crockett Club has been to disseminate information about wilderness areas and the wild game that inhabits those spaces. Through their own publications, and very selectively through approved works of other publishers, the Boone and Crockett Club has and continues to realize the vision of its founders, here most recently with A Bibliography of American Sporting Books by M. L. Biscotti.
We are very proud to say that this is only the sixth book so approved during the entire one hundred and ten year history of the club. Sharing its title with the pioneering work by John C. Phillips, also a Boone and Crockett Club approved book, A Bibliography of American Sporting Books continues the work of its predecessor in compiling all the important sporting books published in America from 1926 to 1985. The focus is clearly on birds and mammals with angling works appearing tangentially. This is a work of great importance as now the reading sportsman as well as researchers have an invaluable and essential resource.
Arranged alphabetically by author, the book is completely indexed by title as well which facilitates easy and rapid use as a quick reference and provides the framework for more leisurely investigation into general subjects, authors and titles. The author is widely considered an authority on the bibliographic aspects of sporting books and a more thorough, accurate and complete examination of this subject is unimaginable. This is the author’s magnum opus and we are thrilled to be part of it. This book will be the standard reference for many years to come.

6 x 9 / Slipcased / 572 Pages
ISBN: 1-886967-06-7

$75.00 U.S. Postpaid

Reviews

"For well over a half-century, the cornerstone of any serious sporting library has been John C. Phillips' A Bibliography of American Sporting Books. Now devoted bibliophile M.L. "Duke" Biscotti has provided those of us who delight in fine sporting literature with a long overdue update of Phillips' work under the same title. In essence, it is the extension of Phillips covering the years 1926-1985, with its focus being on hunting. No serious student of sport can afford to be without this bibliographic tour de force"

- Dr. James Casada

"A Bibliography of American Sporting Books 1926-1985 provides a comprehensive, well organized and detailed listing of works in the fields during a period that saw a dramatic increase in publishing activity. Taking its place alongside Phillips, Biscotti should in coming years become a standard reference for dealers, librarians and scholars.

- Bookman's Weekly

A Champagne Reception and Book Signing

On the evening of November 18, 1997, Holland and Holland, the British gunmakers, hosted a book-signing and reception at their magnificent and elegant American store on 57th Street in New York City. The event was attended by customers and friends of both Holland & Holland and Meadow Run Press and was a resounding success. It was a most appropriate launch of one of the most important sporting books of the twentieth century.

Pictured here (from left to right) are: William D. Trego, Hoagy B. Carmichael, Margo Biscotti (the author's wife) and John Rice.