ISBN: 9781869711702 - a good keen man (4 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Good w/ Protective Cover. Some minor wear. Text is clean and tight in binding, no ownership or other markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Papered Boards. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Reprint Edition. 24 cm, 224 pp, pen & ink illus, d/w. A lovely copy of the 50th anniversary edition. Dennis Turner (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Anniversary Edition. A very close to new copy. Barry Crump's first and most famous book, A Good Keen Man, is a comic, sharply observed account of a young New Zealander learning the ropes as a government deer‑culler. Set in the rugged back‑country, the story follows his misadventures, close calls, and encounters with the characters who inhabit the bush. Crump's laconic humour, eye for detail, and affection for the outdoors helped make the book an instant bestseller, and it quickly became part of New Zealand's cultural vocabulary. The 50th anniversary edition presents the classic text in a sturdy hardback format, celebrating a story that remains vivid, funny, and quintessentially Kiwi.…