Shop

Hunting & Survival Bundle: The Rifle Book (1964, 2nd Rev.) + Wilderness Survival Guide (1987), Jack O’Connor & Monty Alford | 2-Book Bundle, Sporting/Outdoor

Build a practical sporting library with this two-book Hunting & Survival set. Jack O’Connor’s classic The Rifle Book (1964, Second Edition Revised) covers rifles, cartridges, sights, stocks, and field use with clear B/W photos. Paired with Monty Alford’s Wilderness Survival Guide (1987), you get trip planning, cold-water survival, snow and glacier travel, shelters, and distress signals. Ready for reading or display.

Quick Specs

  • Item Type: Book bundle (set of 2)
  • Size: Rifle Book 10 × 7 × 1 in; Survival Guide 9 × 6 in
  • Material: Rifle Book: red cloth boards, paper text, printed dust jacket; Survival Guide: paperback
  • Color: Rifle Book: red cloth with cream/tan jacket; Survival Guide: white/gray cover with red title panel
  • Origin or Maker: Alfred A. Knopf, New York (Rifle Book); Alaska Northwest Publishing Company, Edmonds, WA (Survival Guide)
  • Year or Era: 1964 (Rifle Book, Second Edition Revised & Enlarged); 1987 (Survival Guide)
  • GENRE: Hunting & Survival / Sporting Outdoors
  • Language / Pages: English; Rifle Book 332 pp; Survival Guide 104 pp
  • Identifiers: Rifle Book LCCN 62-11053; Survival Guide ISBN 0-88240-871-6

Edition & Features (set)

  • Rifle Book, Edition/Printing: Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged (1964)
  • Dust Jacket: Present; price $7.50 unclipped; edge wear, small tears, and foxing/staining visible
  • Illustrations: Black-and-white photos, cartridge diagrams, tables
  • Survival Guide, Edition/Printing: 1987
  • Illustrations: Line drawings, checklists, and diagrams for field use

Condition Grade: Good (both volumes)

Notes:

  • Rifle Book: Jacket shows foxing and stains (notably lower front), toning, small edge tears/chips; spine ends rubbed. Red cloth boards with corner bumps; text edges age-toned; interior clean on a spot check; binding sound.
  • Wilderness Survival Guide: Light cover rubbing and corner wear; mild page-edge toning; clean interior; tight binding.

See all photos for detail. Sold as pictured.

This 1964 Second Edition Revised Rifle Book in its unclipped $7.50 jacket, paired with the 1987 Wilderness Survival Guide, suits a hunting or backcountry shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

Returns

You have 30 days from the delivery of the last item in your order to request a return. Items must come back in the condition they were sent, so please keep the original packaging and take photos before you open a package if it arrives damaged.

To start a return, email us at the address on your order confirmation. You are responsible for return shipping, and we recommend a tracked service, since we can only refund items that arrive back to us.

Refunds are issued to the original payment method within 5 business days of the item arriving back in the condition it was sent. Original shipping charges are not refunded.

Anything marked Final Sale cannot be returned.

Cancellations

You can cancel any order until it has been fulfilled. Once an order ships, please use the return process above.

Read the full Return and Refund 

  • Photo-verified condition, no surprises
  • Packed with care. Glass and fragile pieces get extra cushioning
  • Ships within 1 business day
  • Free Shipping on $35+ (U.S. only)

Questions buyers ask

Every listing spells it out and shows it in photos. Chips, hairlines, crazing, worn plating, old repairs. If I did not mention it, it is not there.

Yes. Every photo is the actual piece, taken by me. When it sells, it is gone.

I note maker, mark, era, and measurements when I can confirm them, and say so plainly when I cannot. Unmarked pieces get dated by what the piece itself shows.

I process your order within 1 business day, wrapped and boxed so it arrives the way it left here. Don't forget, free shipping on orders $35 and up.