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Main Boards => Trad History/Collecting => Topic started by: Liquid Amber on May 20, 2012, 11:26:00 PM
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I'm curious as to who might have a copy.
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I have two copies! It's a neat book!
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Do you have two copies of everything? :)
Yes, interesting book on elephant hunting with bows.
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No -- in some cases I have even more copies of a given archery title. It depends on how interesting and special I think book is. Folks collect multiple Bear bows, e.g., and some folks have a number of the Bear knife, file and stone kits [I only have one of each of these].
E.g., I have a number of copies of Klopsteg's first edition of "Turkish Archery" [1934] that was limited to 100 copies. I thought that it was a seminal work on Turkish Archery, and I especially like the red quarter leather and gray cloth binding.
We're all motivated a little differently. :)
Bofari is definitely a collector's book.
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For some reason I never acquired a copy of Bofari. I also am missing the 1934 Turkish Archery. I have the later edition.....
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does anyone know how many copies of bofari were printed?
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I believe it was published by what we call a "vanity press" in the book trade and likely a 1000 copies or less.
It is interesting that the hunter is only identified by his first name.