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Holden, Philip Pack And Rifle
Wellington A. H. & A. W. Reed (1971) 0589006134 / 9780589006136 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
No signatures. Small 1/4" tears and chips to corners of dust wrapper and ends of dust wrapper spine. A 1/2" tear in rear panel of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper spine faded. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; The author's first book. 194 pages + plates. Green papered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 216mm x 135mm. "There were red deer in New Zealand, the article stated, so many in fact that the Government had classed them as noxious. And not recently either. No - way back in 1930. And even now - 1960 - they were still as grave a problem as ever: causing endless damage to the native and exotic pine forests, to crops and pastures, and, worst of all, serious erosion in the high country." - the opening paragraph. ; 8vo
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105.75 NZD
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Holden, Philip The Hunting Breed
Auckland Hodder and Stoughton (1979) 0340245522 / 9780340245521 First Edition Hardcover Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
Shelf rubbing to lower edges of spine and boards. Dust wrapper has a 1/2" tear and a few 3/8" chips and tears at corners and at the top of the dust wrapper spine. Creasing at ends of dust wrapper spine.; 192 pages + plates. Brown papered boards. Page dimensions: 233 x 148mm. This copy signed by the author on the title page. "The Hunting Breed is the most important book to come as yet from Philip Holden - wild life observer, photographer and hunter. He has seen the wheel go full turn in New Zealand, from the time when deer were considered vermin, to the time when a live stag sells for hundreds of dollars." - from dust wrapper blurb. Contents: Author's Note; Safe in a mountain retreat; A Valley in Westland; At a hut in the mountains; Bull thar; A short cut to hell; The awesome forces of nature; One of the best; Tale of a crafty stag; Once a hunter; That vital local knowledge; Perils in deer country; A fair trade; Through the telephoto lens; Seasons of the red deer; Boots are made for tramping; The old ways die hard; The unpredictable sika; Bloodlust!; .222: the controversial one; A subject close to my heart; In the shadow of the Burns Range; The tins are rusty now; Down the Whirinaki; Nothing lasts forever; Return to the Lawrence; A Classic Mistake; Out Waihau way; A place called Back-Ridge; It's all in the mind; "Telescopes"; For old times' sake; Against the elements; The black powder scene; Other side of the fence; The bowhunters; Time for a change; Arapawa kill!; The 1978 Hunting Expedition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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94.00 NZD
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Holden, Philip The Hunting Experience
Auckland Hodder And Stoughton (1988) 0340431334 / 9780340431337 First Edition Hardcover Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
No signatures. Some rubbing to ends of spine. Fading to dust wrapper spine. Some creasing at head of dust wrapper spine. No tears. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 175 pages + plates (some colour). Black papered boards. Page dimensions: 233mm x 160mm. "The Hunting Experience has all the suspense and excitement of a thriller - but it is real life. Philip Holden, an accomplished hunter, demonstrates once again his ability to relate in words all the enthusiasm and tension experienced by the hunter tracking a trophy game through the harsh mountain country and river valleys of New Zealand." - from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo
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64.63 NZD
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Holden, Philip The Wild Pig In New Zealand
Auckland Hodder and Stoughton (1983) 0340320214 / 9780340320211 Hardcover Good in Good dust jacket
No signatures. Rubbing and bumping to ends of spine. Rubbing to edges and corners of boards. 1" split to dust wrapper spine. 3/4" tear at head of front fold of dust wrapper. Creasing to ends of dust wrapper spine. Rubbing to rear panel of dust wrapper with a couple of 1/2" patches with loss of outer picture. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 257 pages + colour plates. Brown papered boards. Illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. Page dimensions: 249mm x 178mm. "The wild pig has played a major part in rural life: it has been a food source, a conservation problem, and an arch-enemy of farmers. It has provided hunters with the most dangerous sport available to them - it is said to have the worst bite in the animal kingdom." - from the dust wrapper blurb.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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52.88 NZD
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