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$15.00
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Mountain Recreation


JENKINSON, BRUCE

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Jim Strang, Geoff Wayatt & John Wilson 1976

KEYWORDS: specials Bruce Jenkinson New Zealand mountaineering mountain climbing national parks recreation sport

$47.50
2f32/20

Moods of New Zealand Fly Fishing


HALLETT, DAVID

oblong quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering and design to front board, illus title page, 127pp, illus, near fine in VG+ d/w (light wear and rubbing, light creasing to edges, small closed tear to upper edge)

PUBLISHER: David Hallett 1997

KEYWORDS: new zealand arts photography fly-fishing sport outdoors fishing david hallett

$50.00
2f32/41

The Text-Book of Club-Swinging (third edition)


BURROWS, TOM

duodecimo, tan boards with green lettering and illus to front board, advert to frontis, 88pp, illus, VG (light wear and soiling to boards, light foxing throughout, ink owner's name to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Health & Strength 1908

KEYWORDS: club swinging sport tom burrows

$50.00
2f35/36

At the Tail of the Weir


CHALMERS, PATRICK R.

first edition, orange cloth boards with black lettering to spine, xii + 277pp, illus, VG- (wear to extremities including small closed tears to head and tail of spine, fraying to corners, water damage to upper edge of boards and four small holes to boards, ink owner's name to fep, light tanning and foxing, upper edges of pages damaged and partially eaten away with no loss to text)

PUBLISHER: Philip Allan 1932

KEYWORDS: patrick r. chalmers sport fishing angling poetry literature history first edition

$10.00
xxklc53438

Orienteering


DISLEY, JOHN

Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 1967

KEYWORDS: specials John Disley sport orienteering competition map reading compasses rules terminologyh

$24.50
xxklc53479

Flyer: The Quest to Win the Round the World Race


VAN RIETSCHOTEN, CORNELIS & PICKTHALL, BARRY

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in VG+ d/w; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: WW Norton & Co 1979

KEYWORDS: specials Cornelis van Rietschoten Barry Pickthall sailing yachting boating nautical Whitbread Round the World race sport ocean racing competition

$130.00
2f39/39

Grayling Fishing in South-Country Streams (revised and enlarged edition)


ROLT, H.A.

1905 article by author loosely enclosed, duodecimo, blue boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine, frontispiece, xii + 164pp, illus, VG (wear and rubbing to boards and extremities, v. small dent to rear board, v light foxing esp. to prelims, ink owner's name to fep, pencil annotations to text)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company 1905

KEYWORDS: h.a. rolt grayling fishing sport outdoors angling

$16.50
xxkma53767

The Golf Swing


Foreword by Nick Faldo

LEADBETTER, DAVID & HUGGAN, JOHN

Quarto hardcover (fine) in d/w (nr fine) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Collins Willow 1996

KEYWORDS: specials David Leadbetter Nick Faldo John Huggan sport golf golfing training learning develop a swing

$18.50
xxkma53768

Ron Bisman's Harness Heroes


Auckland Trotting Club (Inc) 100 Years of Trotting

BISMAN, RON

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Auckland Trotting Club 1989

KEYWORDS: specials Ron Bisman auckland trotting club sport horse racing history New Zealand

$15.00
2f47/44

The Walking Tracks of New Zealand's National Parks


COBB, JOHN

First edition, quarto, dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus title page, 208pp, illus, VG+ (owner's ink stamp to fep) in VG+ d/w (slight soiling to front & rear)

PUBLISHER: Endeavour Press 1985

KEYWORDS: first edition John Cobb New Zealand sport walking tramping hiking national parks mpas routes

$16.50
xxkoe54743

Paddy O'Brien: Whistle While You Work


foreword by Sir Clive Woodward

HOWITT, BOB

signed and inscribed by Paddy O'Brien, hardcover super octavo (VG) d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Hodder Moa Beckett

KEYWORDS: bob howitt paddy o'brien new zealand sport rugby referee biography signed specials

$22.50
xxkoe54750

The Complete Book of Ski-ing


HALLBERG, F. & MUCKENBRUNN, H.

first edition, hardcover octavo (VG) lacks d/w; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold & Co. 1936

KEYWORDS: f. hallberg h. muckenbrunn sport outdoor ski-ing specials

$18.50
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Outdoor Recreation in Otago: A Recreation Plan


Volume Two: Silverpeaks and Otago's Alps

MASON, BRUCE

This volume only, quarto softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand 1989

KEYWORDS: volume two only Bruce Mason Otago New Zealand rock climbing tramping hiking walking outdoors recreation sport hunting horse-riding canoeing rafting

$45.00
2f50/20

The Bowlers' Handbook No. 1: The Art of Delivery


WALKER, MAXWELL

Scarce, octavo, illus light card stapled wrappers, printed eps, 36pp (26pp text & 10pp adverts), illus, VG- (soiling & staining to covers, owner's name in ink to front cover, rust stains to staple area, bruising to lower edge page 18)

PUBLISHER: CA Innes & MacGregor Ltd 1933 (?)

KEYWORDS: Maxwell Walker scarce sport lawn bowls bowling technique how-to games New Zealand hints advice

$32.50
2g1/28

Climbing the Fish's Tail


NOYCE, WILFRID

First edition, dark blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 150pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in ink to fep, light foxing to page edges, crease to page 135 lower corner) in VG- d/w (tanning to spine, heavy bruising/dings with loss to spine extrems, 2cm tear to upper spine/front fold, bruising & nicks to all corners, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Heinemann 1958

KEYWORDS: first edition Wilfrid Noyce climbing mountaineering sport recreation outdoors Himalayas Nepal Machapuchare

$25.00
2g2a/15

A Hunting & Tramping Guide to Westland


Second edition - completely updated

SUTHERLAND, LEW

Octavo, illus light card covers with white lettering to spine, illus feps, 112pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in ink to half-title page, foxing to page edges, slight rubbing to boards)

PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1973

KEYWORDS: Lew Sutherland New Zealand Westland hunting tramping sport outdoors deer thar chamois game

$14.00
xxkpc55912

Famous Flankers


ROMANOS, JOSEPH

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w, (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Rugby Press Ltd 1990

KEYWORDS: specials New Zealand rugby sport Joseph Romanos Charlie Seeling Maurice Brownlie Alan Whetton Michael Jones biographies

$15.00
2g11/7

High Adventure


with maps by A. Spark and sketches by George Djurkouic

HILLARY, EDMUND

first edition, octavo, blue cloth boards with faded gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG (pencil owner's name to fep, wear to boards, d/w marking to eps, foxing to page edges) in VG- d/w (tanning and soiling, numerous chips and closed tears to extremities including upper edge of spine missing and large closed tear to front upper corner)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1955

KEYWORDS: edmund hillary new zealand mountain climbing mountaineering sport adventure travel autobiography history

$10.00
xxdga55938

Over But Not Out; My Life So Far


BENAUD, RICHIE

softcover super octavo (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 2010

KEYWORDS: autobiography sport cricket richie benaud specials

$24.50
xxkpb55908

From Poverty Bay to Broadway: The Story of Tom Heeney


MONIN, LYDIA

First edition, super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hodder Moa 2008

KEYWORDS: first edition Lydia Monin Tom Heeney New Zealand biography boxing sport

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