Hunting in The Himalaya

Descripción

With notices of customs and countries from the elephant haunts of the Dehra Doon to the Bunchowr tracks in eternal snow By the author of Adventure with the Khakee Ressalah An excellent little narratie capsule of hunting history published 1860 featuring lithographic frontispiece and original foldout map Condition is as follows Front board textured and featuring delicate gilt tooling decoration halfdetached but kept by the binding string Spine with four raised bands and elaborate giltwork red title lable Worn and cracked Back board hinge broken though still attached and in relatively good condition despite faded section Internally inscription to ffep light damp staining to verso of frontispiece One full size illustration within Some loss to top of p71 thought this does not affect the text Text is incredibly bright and clear Overall a rare find perfect for a fan of antiquarian hunting titles with price adjusted to match condition.

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Detalles bibliográficos

Título

Hunting in The Himalaya

Editor

Richard Bentley, London

Fecha de publicación

1860

Encuadernación

Hardback

Ilustrador

J. Wolf

Tipo de libro

book