Hunting the Hard Way

Hill, Howard

Published by Robert Hale (1956), London, 1956

Condition: Good Hardcover

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Quite heavy foxing to page edges. Dampstain to rear endpaper. Slight bowing to rear board. Staining and dampstain to spine and rear panel of dust-jacket. 15mm chips at head and tail of dust-jacket spine and corners of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket is price-clipped. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; First UK edition. 224 pages + 34 illustrations on 11 plate leaves. Maroon boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 217 x 139mm. "A fearless huntsman, he has repeatedly risked his life in pursuit of buffalo, bear, panther, jaguar, wild boar, alligator, and shark. Always his knowledge of these wild creatures, plus his strong right arm, keen eye, and swift arrow, have won the encounter. Never has there been a book on archery that combines so much adventure with step by step instructions on how to make bows and arrows and a brief history of the sport itself." - from dust-jacket blurb. Dust-jacket front panel has an artist's illustration of a scene in a snowy forest with a Howard Hill drawing a longbow against a large standing bear. Seller Inventory # 25230

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Title: Hunting the Hard Way

Publisher: Robert Hale (1956), London

Publication Date: 1956

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair

Edition: First Edition.

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We are located in Dunedin, in the south of the South Island of New Zealand. We are a generalist rare and out-of-print bookseller, selling books in most subject areas. Our stock of over 8,000 titles has particular strengths in the areas of New Zealand history and literature, Maori, Tibet and Central Asia, Travel, Military, and Antiquarian. We are a member of ANZAAB (Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers) and ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers).

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Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle, trading as Renaissance Books. Contact details: Renaissance Books, 271 High St, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand. Phone: +64 3 4719294. Email: info@renaissancebooks.co.nz. Website: www.renaissancebooks.co.nz. GST #39 820 209. Terms of Sale: All books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund of the book price, not including shipping. Return shipping also refunded where books are not as described.

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