RED DEER STALKING IN NEW ZEALAND. By T.E. Donne, C.M.G.

1924 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 225mm). Ppxii,270. B/w photograph plates, folding map at rear. Red cloth, gilt stag's head motif and blind-ruled border to upper board, spine titled in gilt, top edge gilt.

A guide to red deer stalking in New Zealand written mainly for the stranger to the country. Quite hard to find. Chapters include:- Information for the stranger to New Zealand; Some of the stalking districts; Information and suggestions; Stalking yarns; Some old-time yarns; Notes on New Zealand birds which the stalker may see; Stalking; Notes on camping; Signs and slot; Further notes on stalking; Spying for deer; Hints for campers; Stories of deer; Notes on antlers; 'The West Coast' and Fiordland; A short vocabulary of the Maori language. Appendices include:- First aid in case of accident; Camp cooking.