Hunting the Hard Way

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.

Product Info

Publisher: Robert Hale

Year: (1956)

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Seller Info

RenaissanceBooks

Address: PO Box 335 Dunedin, Not Required

Website: https://renaissancebooks.co.nz

Country: New Zealand