Charles S. Manooch, III; Duane Raver, Jr. (illus.). FISHERMAN'S GUIDE: FISHES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. Morehead City, NC: Raver and Manooch Partnership, 2007. Fourth printing. Hardcover. Brown boards with gilt lettering on spine, in illustrated jacket. 8vo; 362pp. In card box with plastic cover. Signed by the author and illustrator on title page; with original watercolor by Raver tipped in at the front, titled "Rainbow Trout," signed and numbered 27/50.

Duane Raver was a successful and sought after southern wildlife artist. Born in Iowa, he earned a bachelor's degree in fishery biology from the University of Iowa. Shortly after graduating, at the urging of a friend, Raver accepted a job with the newly formed NC Wildlife Resources Commission.

In 1960, Raver became editor of Wildlife in North Carolina, a position he held until retiring in 1979. His exceptionally detailed and creative work has been featured in numerous other publications, including the seminal guide Fishes of the Southeast United States. Raver has been the NC Wildlife Federation's Wildlife Artist of the Year four times and been honored with The Order of the Long Leaf Pine.

Fine in very good or better jacket. Moderate wear to box, (1) tiny mark to front board, unclipped jacket with light handling wear and "27" written in sharpie in top right corner. A beautiful copy of this collectible book.