NZ Sport & Outdoors

A biography of one of New Zealand's greatest tennis player, this describes Wilding's upbringing, his years at Cambridge, his tennis career including victory at Wimbledon and his tragic death in France during World War One. Illustrated, sunned spine.

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1916. Hardback. 306 pages. SECONDHAND

Provides an overview of Lovelock's life and considers the myths and legends that surround him. Essays introduce each year of his career and, along with biographical sketches of other key figures in this golden era of middle distance running, provide a rich sporting contest. A description of Lovelock's training methods and a full race list conclude the book.

Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, 2008. Hardback, no dust jacket as issued. 282 pages. NEW.  

The first book devoted exclusively to what was then the most famous trout fishery in the world. It tells the story of acclimatisation of trout in the antipodes and advice on tackle and fishing technique. Illustrations by Minhinnick. Beautiful copy of the FIRST EDITION. Published 1955.

Maz Reinhardt, London. Hardback with dust jacket. 185 pages. SECONDHAND

Originally published in 1892, this is the first New Zealand fishing book. This beautiful facsimile reprint is on parchment paper and bound in fine New Zealand kid leather in a limited edition of only 100 numbered copies.

Hardback. 100 pages. NEW.   

Christchurch (N.Z.), Simpson & Williams Ltd, 1943.

Hardback, illustrated, previous owner’s signature front endpaper, 22 cm, 255 pages. SECONDHAND

“A description of a fisherman’s paradise with its teeming lakes, rivers & seas, the story of the introduction of game fish & full information about sport, equipment, regulations & camping”. London, Seeley Co. Ltd, 1927.

Hardback, illustrated, slight foxing, covers marked, 22 cm, 246 pages.  SECONDHAND

Rex Forrester was one of New Zealand's foremost hunting and outdoor sports writers. This book offers stories from a life filled with adventures, told by a professional who live and breathed hunting for fifty years. Written from first to last page in his vigorous, cheerfully personal style, this book provides a rare reading treat for all.

Softback. 208 pages. NEW. 

Compiled and edited from the diaries and articles of Archie Kitto by D. Bruce Banwell.  Auckland: Halcyon Press, 2008. A hunting classic.

Softback, illustrated, 208 pages. NEW

A comprehensive history of hunting in New Zealand.

Random House. Softback, illustrated, 320 pages. SECONDHAND

A complete guide to hunting any of the thirteen species of big game in New Zealand together with anecdotes and tales of the author's hunting experiences in the New Zealand back country.

Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Christchurch, 1967. Hardback with dust jacket. 218 pages. SECONDHAND

This third book from Severinsen recounts stories of hunting in Fiordland, North Island deer and pig hunting, thar in the Southern Alps and wallaby in South Canterbury. The author then describes hunting in Africa, further adventures in New Zealand and a hunt for a record moose in the Yukon. As new condition.

Bateman Publishing, Auckland. 1990. Hardback with dust jacket. 173 pages. SECONDHAND  

Chris Frazer discovered pig hunting later in life. Already a successful hunter, the invitation to join a friend on a pig hunt started something that continues to this day. This is his stroy from normal to severely infected.

Halcyon Press, Auckland, 2010. Softback. 168 pages. AS NEW

Covers the years the author spent as a Forest Service Ranger in North West Nelson. Filled with a wide variety of stories from numerous hunting trips as well as anecdotes from everyday life as a forest ranger.

Halcyon Press, Auckland, 2008. Softback. 224 pages. AS NEW

Tells of the author's days working for the New Zealand Forest Service as a deer culler in the 1960s, doing whatever was required in the South Island bush and alpine regions. First published 2007, reprinted 2009.

Halcyon Press, Auckland, 2010. Softback. 240 pages. AS NEW

These are authentic tales of some of those who have explored the valleys, blazed the trails and climbed the peaks of Aspiring in north-west Otago.

Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd, Christchurch, 1951. Softcovers. 80 pages. SECONDHAND

The story of mount Earnslaw, history, exploration and adventure in the Glenorchy district of inland Otago. Short tear at top of spine.

Whitcombe and Tombs, Christchurch, 1957. Softback. 96 pages. SECONDHAND

Biologist Ken Tustin traces the history of the moose in New Zealand from their original release in Fiordland in 1910 to sightings since they were believed to have become extinct in the 1950s. 

Halcyon Press. Softcovers. Illustrated. 198 Pages. NEW

From the Notebooks, Diaries and Letters of James Robert Dennistoun, mountaineer, born 1883 died 1916. Includes an itinerary of his climbs on Mount Peel, Rangitata, Mount Cook, and deer stalking. A window into the life of early New Zealand mountaineering. Includes rarely seen sepia photographs.

JRD Publication. Hardback with dustjacket. 264 pages. SECONDHAND

Clarke was a pioneer in the Alps of New Zealand. From 1893 to 1914 he climbed, guided, explored and organised trips into the mountains. He was the first Chief Guide at the Hermitage and set the course of guiding for many years after.

Steele Roberts Ltd., Wellington, 2011. Softback. 254 pages. NEW

Harry Ayres taught Edmund Hillary to climb and was considered to be this country's leading mounaineer of the 1940s and 1950s. Mahoney describes the career of a most unassuming but accomplished mountaineer. Dustjacket marked.

Whitcoulls. Hardback with dustjacket. Illustrated. 160 Pages. SECONDHAND

The life and times of  Mick Bowie, Mount Cook's leading mountain guide. During his 40 year career he saw the Hermitage and Mt Cook transform from a place for a few wealthy tourists to an international tourist destination. Bowie pioneered many of the mountain guiding practices still in place in New Zealand today. Previous owner's signature front endpaper, dustjacket worn.

Reed. Hardback with dustjacket. Illustrated. 196 Pages. SECONDHAND 

Great Days in New Zealand Mountaineering, The Rock and The Snow, foreward by Sir Edmund Hillary. A history of New Zealand climbing. First edition 1958, dustjacket marked and text foxed.

Reed. Hardback with dustjacket. Illustrated. 199 Pages. SECONDHAND

Pascoe (1908-1972) was known for climbing virgin peaks and as the author of numerous books on early exploration and mountaineering. He was also a noted documentary photographer.

Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, 2003. Hardback with dust jacket. 344 pages. NEW

Stories of climbing and the back country, keenly observed and sharply written. From pre-war Tararua climbs to the headwaters of the Rakaia, Arthur's Pass, the Remarkables, the Milford Sound peaks, the Aspiring country to mountains overseas.

A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1970. Hardback with dust jacket. 211 pages. SECONDHAND

The personal memoirs of South Westland's most famous mountain guide who made many exploring trips and first ascents from his base at the Franz Josef Glacier Hotel which he and his family ran for 37 years.

John McIndoe, Dunedin, 1983. Hardback with dust jacket. 224 pages, illustrated. SECONDHAND

A life of Sir Edmund Hillary, one of the best known and best loved of twentieth century adventurers.

Moa Beckett Publishers Ltd., Auckland, 1993. Hardback with dust jacket. 208 pages. SECONDHAND

In August 1985 a fourteen man New Zealand Alpine Club Expedition set out to conquer the west ridge of Mt Everest. This book tells the story of the expedition. Inside the front cover is a postcard of the team's base camp, the reverse of the card is signed by all the team members (see images for details). Front endpaper slightly marked by dustjacket.

Hodder and Stoughton. Hardback with dustjacket. Illustrated. 171 Pages. SECONDHAND

Delving Deeper half a century of cave discovery in New Zealand. Hazard Press, review copy, previous owner's  bookplate on front endpaper.

Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated, 306 pages. SECONDHAND

The history of the park. The most historic events, the strangest, the funniest and the saddest all written with a keen sense of occasion.

Whitcombe & Tombs, Christchurch, 1974. Hardback with dust jacket. 234 pages. SECONDHAND

Charles Monro was a pioneering sporting enthusiast who as a nineteen year old returned from school in London introduced rugby to the sporting youth of Nelson and Wellington.

Clive Akers, Palmerston North, 2008. Softback. 241 pages. NEW

The 1888-89 New Zealand Native Football Team in Britain, Australia and New Zealand. The first international Rugby team ever to tour Britain, they played 107 matches in fourteen months, this is their story.

Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, 1993. Hardback with dust jacket. 152 pages. SECONDHAND

The 1905 Tour is still the most successful rugby tour of all time. This is a facsimile edition of the origional book published in 1906 and contains a complete record of every match plus tables and photographs.

David Ling Publishing Ltd., Auckland, 1999. Hardback with dust jacket. 176 pages. SECONDHAND

A history of the New Zealand yachting fleet from the earliest times to 1947. Many of the yachts described in the text are illustrated with photographs, there are also 44 pages of yacht and sail plans. Second revised edition.

A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1948. Hardback, no dust jacket. 359 pages. SECONDHAND

Meticulously researched and superbly illustrated, a history of an ever popular sport and leasure time activity from the earliest colonial days to the America's Cup triumph.

Viking Penguin Books, Auckland, 1999. Hardback with dust jacket. 232 pages. SECONDHAND