THE RIFLE IN CASHMERE ( Kashmir ) A NARRATIVE OF SHOOTING EXPEDITIONS in Ladak, Cashmere, Punjaub, etc. with advice on travelling, shooting, and stalking; to which are added notes on army reform and Indian politics

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Published in London in 1862 this is the First Edition of the authors account of his shooting expeditions in Kashmir, shooting big game including Bears, Ibex, etc, the book is bound in the original cloth, 8 inches tall approx., 244 pages with two full page illustrations, with 16 page publishers catalogue at rear, the book is very well used and is showing very obvious signs of use and age, covers are very worn, bumped and marked with an old label for Calveley Stables Library, internally contents very shaken and loose in plates, with some separations at a few gatherings, old W H Smith Subscription Library label to front pastedown, no further library marks in the book the pages are grubby and marked in places throughout, with a few creased page corners ( I have uploaded a selection of pictures showing the extent of some of the marking) despite the mentioned and pictured handling marks all pages are very legible otherwise the book is complete and an acceptable reading copy of a scarce book in First edition form. BOOK DOES HAVE SOME NOTICEABLE CONDITION ISSUES PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION CAFEFULLY. N° de ref. del artículo 003201

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