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Holden has a knack of injecting the tension of the hunt in his story-telling and it is this that made him one of New Zealand's most prolific and respected writers on the topic. His \"Seasons of a Hunter\" includes anecdotes and recollections about prized rifles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\n**No dust jacket - first image for illustrative purposes only**\u003cbr\u003e\nTidy reading copy with wear on covers, binding tight, name on title page, name on page edges, otherwise clean. 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All taken and hunted on public land, over the past fifteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with colour images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nNew with only light shelf wear on covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce new\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our many other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450741178660,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/69799.jpg?v=1785800462"},{"product_id":"shooting-with-snow-adventures-of-a-nz-deerstalker-by-snow-angen-1982-1st-ed","title":"SHOOTING WITH SNOW: Adventures of a NZ Deerstalker by Snow Angen 1982 1st Ed","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHOOTING WITH SNOW: Adventures of a NZ Deerstalker\u003cbr\u003e\nby Snow Angen\u003cbr\u003e\ndrawings by Danny Farrell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0589014307\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished:  AH \u0026amp; AW Reed 1982, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 140 w x 220 h x 25 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 182\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2211\/0365\/K536\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nSnow Angen's aim in putting pen to paper is, he says, to give those who have never been out hunting with him a chance to enter into the spirit of things. He's a great guide and companion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images and line drawings, maps on end papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nAs new with only light shelf wear on dust jacket, inscription. 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Written with great empathy throughout with the animals involved, hunter \u0026amp; hunted alike, with the loss of one dog pack, great mates, action \u0026amp; excitement.\u003cbr\u003e\nReg won cup for heaviest boars Whangaroa Hunters \u0026amp; Trampers Club 1982, 83, 84, \u0026amp; 85 .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome images and drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nNew with only light shelf wear on covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other books on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450795704612,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/76834.jpg?v=1785800036"},{"product_id":"hunting-in-westland-by-lew-sutherland","title":"HUNTING IN WESTLAND by Lew Sutherland","description":"\u003cp\u003eHUNTING IN WESTLAND\u003cbr\u003e\nby Lew Sutherland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 58904220\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small softcover\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: AH \u0026amp; AW Reed 1970, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 140 w x 215 h x 10 h \u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 95\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2403\/0365\/K548\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nA vintage book for the seasoned hunter who has decided to win memorable trophies from the most difficult environment that New Zealand has to offer. Its advice is based on long, hard, practical experience of the area.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images, maps inside covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with handling wear and light fading on covers and the odd spot inside covers, pages clean and unmarked, no stamps or inscriptions. 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His understanding of the problems of the beginner, in all aspects of the sport was unequalled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated numerous monochrome images and drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nImmaculate with only light wear on dust jacket and pages edges, the odd faint spot on end papers, pages otherwise near new, binding tight, no stamps or inscriptions. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce in this condition\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other books on the subject and by this author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450942275876,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/108359.jpg?v=1785800242"},{"product_id":"true-hunting-adventures-by-rex-forrester-1980","title":"TRUE HUNTING ADVENTURES by Rex Forrester 1980","description":"\u003cp\u003eTRUE HUNTING ADVENTURES\u003cbr\u003e\nby Rex Forrester\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0723307377\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: medium softcover\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Whitcoulls 1980, reprinted 1984\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 180 w x 245 h x 15 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 208\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2406\/0365\/U348\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an adventure filled book with outdoor adventure and hunting in the wild places by one of the most well known names in hunting circles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nTidy reading copy, complete and intact with heavy wear, stamps and pages detaching. 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