Sport

This book provides an overview of Lovelock's life and considers the myths and legends that surround him. Essays introduce each year of his career and, olong 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.

Hardback. 282 pages. NEW.  

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

The story of Dick Deaker, pioneer of helicopter deer hunting in New Zealand. Auckland: Halcyon Press, 2010 reprint of 2009 1st edition.

Softback, illustrated, 176 pages. NEW

A comprehensive history of hunting in New Zealand. Auckland: Random House, 2009.

Softback, illustrated, 320 pages. NEW

The Deer Cullers, A Celebration by Hans Willems. Foreward by Jim Davis of the N.Z. Deer Cullers Inc. Auckland: Halcyon Press, 2009.

Softback, illustrated, 272 pages. NEW

Auckland: Halcyon Press, 2009.

Softback, illustrated, 368 pages. NEW

Backcountry hunting and fishing yarns. Christchurch (N.Z.): Wily Publications Ltd, 2009.

Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated, 240 pages. NEW