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$15.00
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Cruising


DONOVAN, HEDLEY (ed.)

hardcover quarto (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: Time-Life Books 1977

KEYWORDS: specials Hedley Donovan maritime boats boating sport transport racing

$90.00
1d27/5

Famous Flies And Their Originators


OVERFIELD, T. DONALD

First edition, octavo, brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained purple, 186pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (v sl wear)

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1972

KEYWORDS: t donald overfield artificial fly tying fly dressers sport fishing angling first edition

$9.00
xxkyg74671

The Man Who Hated Football


BUCKLEY, WILL

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 secondhand; Frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down

PUBLISHER: Harper Collins 2004

KEYWORDS: specials sport fiction literature

$40.00
1d27/11

A History of the Fish Hook


And the Story of Mustad the Hook Maker

HURUM, HANS JORGEN

Super octavo, brown speckled heavy card boards with silver lettering to spine and silver fish hook motif to front board, 148pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name written in ink to fep, v slight tanning to page edges), in d/w, VG (some tanning to spine and front & back covers, v slight tanning to inside)

PUBLISHER: Adams & Charles Black 1977

KEYWORDS: hans jorgen hurum fishing fish hook maker anglers history sport

$15.00
xxkjg74626

Sports Afloat


CONSTABLE, GEORGE (Ed) et al

Quarto hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but secondhand; Frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down

PUBLISHER: Time-Life Books 1976

KEYWORDS: specials George Constable nautical boats ships sport fishing angling poling kayaking

$35.00
1d27/9

The Angling Letters of G. E. M. Skues


SKUES, G.E.M. & WALKER, C F (ed)

Octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xv+153pp, VG+ (owner's name written in ink to fep), in d/w, VG (moderate tanning to spine, slight bruising to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1975

KEYWORDS: gem skues c f walker angling fly fishing sport

$50.00
1d27/46

The Whist-Player; The Laws and Practice of Short-Whist Explained and Illustrated


Third Edition

BLYTH, LIEUT. COLONEL

Quarto, blue cloth boards with blind decorative rule to boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt card motif to front board, aeg, illus title page, 76pp, illus, G+ (fraying to spine extrems, staining to boards, heavy annotation in ink & pencil to front & rear eps, occasional names & addresses in pencil elsewhere, moderate foxing, first several pages loosening)

PUBLISHER: Chapman and Hall 1866

KEYWORDS: Lieut Col Blyth card games whist entertainment sport

$100.00
1d28/20

Gamekeepers For The Nation


The Story Of New Zealand's Acclimatisation Societies 1861-1990

MCDOWALL, R. M.

small quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus, ix + 508pp, near fine in d/w nr fine (slight creasing)

PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 1994

KEYWORDS: R M McDowall new zealand natural history pest control hunting fishing gamekeepers sport

$45.00
1d28/28

All Blacks Mysterious: N.Z. Rugby Team in South Africa, 1960


ARMOUR, GIB

Octavo, illus green stapled paper wrappers, 64pp, illus, VG- (v light soiling to covers, 1cm closed tear to lower spine extrem, small tears around staples, light tanning to pages, note in blue ink to rear ep)

PUBLISHER: F. Hinton 1960 (?)

KEYWORDS: Gib Armour New Zealand sport rugby South Africa

$45.00
1d29/17

Automobile Year No.19 1971/1972


ARMSTRONG, DOUGLAS (Ed)

Folio, red faux leather boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, 249pp, illus, VG (crease to upper corner of first four pages, slight tanning to page edges) in d/wVG (some tanning & staining)

PUBLISHER: Ami Guichard / Edita Lausanne 1971

KEYWORDS: Douglas Armstrong motor racing sport automobile cars grand prix formula one rally driving

$48.50
1d29/18

Automobile Year No.17 1969-1970


ARMSTRONG, DOUGLAS (Ed)

Folio, red faux leather boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, 255pp, illus, VG- (some staining to board edges & eps, moderate tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (some staining to edges, moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: Ami Guichard / Edita Lausanne 1969

KEYWORDS: Douglas Armstrong motor racing sport automobile cars grand prix formula one rally driving

$300.00
1d29/23

The Power Behind the All Blacks: The Untold Story of the Men who Coached the All Blacks


VERDON, PAUL

Limited edition, this copy unnumbered, signed by 12 All Black coaches, quarto, black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine & front board & silver fern motif to front board, frontispiece of 12 All Black coaches' signatures, illus title page, 240pp, illus, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Penguin 1999

KEYWORDS: Paul Verdon New Zealand sport rugby All Blacks coaches coaching

$40.00
1d29/26

Pighunting in New Zealand


CUTHBERTSON, KEN

First edition, red heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, vii + 186pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning to page edges, light rubbing to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+

PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1974

KEYWORDS: first edition Ken Cuthbertson New Zealand sport hunting wild pigs pighunting

$85.00
1d29/41

Travel in New Zealand: Volume 1 North Island; Volume 2 South Island


The Island Dominion: Its Life and Scenery, Pleasure Routes and Sport

COWAN, JAMES

Two-volume set, vol 1, octavo, illus heavy card boards, 3pp adverts + 265pp, illus, VG- (archival tape repair to spine, some soiling to boards, some foxing to page edges, moderate browning to eps), Vol 2, octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and blind lettering & blind-stamped South Island motif to front board, 3pp adverts + 178pp, illus, VG (v slight bruising to spine extrems, some tanning & foxing to eps, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (2cm portion missing to lower spine, several missing portions to upper edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1926

KEYWORDS: James Cowan New Zealand travel tourism sport scenery

$18.50
xxfac75785

Australia and New Zealand Shooters' Omnibus


HUNGERFORD, RODGER (Ed)

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w - closed tear to front (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: AH & AW Reed 1980

KEYWORDS: specials Australia New Zealand Rodger Hungerford hunting shooting sport

$35.00
xxfbb76024

Dragons and All Blacks: Wales v. New Zealand - 1953 and a Century of Rivalry


Forewards by Bob Stuart Bleddyn Williams

RICHARDS, HUW

First edition, super octavo hardcover (nr 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: Mainstream Publishing 2004

KEYWORDS: first edition specials Huw Richards Bob Stuart Bleddyn Williams Wales New Zealand Welsh rugby All Blacks Dragons sport

$22.50
xxfbb76037

Japanese Lifestyles


n/a

Quarto softcover (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: Japan Extrenal Trade Organisation 1999

KEYWORDS: specials Japan Japanese culture food clothing housing recreation sport

$30.00
xxfbb76039

Inside the Olympics: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Politics, the Scandals, and the Glory of the Games


POUND, RICHARD W.

Signed, first edition, super octavo hardcover (nr fine) 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: John Wiley & Sons 2004

KEYWORDS: first edition signed specials Richard W Pound Olympic Games Olympics sport history

$24.50
xxfbc76098

The Dive Sites of Papua New Guinea


HALSTEAD, BOB

Imperial 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: New Holland Publishing 1996

KEYWORDS: specials Bob Halstead Papua New Guinea sport diving snorkelling travel

$30.00
xxfbc76099

The Underwater Photographer


Second Edition

EDGE, MARTIN & TURNER, IAN (Ed)

Imperial 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Focal Press 1999

KEYWORDS: specials Martin Edge sport diving underwater photography techniques how-to teach yourself

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