War and Sport in India 1802-1806: An Officer's Diary

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Pester, an officer in the British East India Company, arrived in the subcontinent in 1801, and saw service in the Mahratta Wars of the early 19th century. His diaries, edited and published posthumously by a relative, reveal numerous military engagements and marches through India. While in cantonment near Bareilly, he enjoyed hunting buffalo, wild boar and numerous deer species, but tiger shooting tended to be his preferred sport (Czech, Asian Big Game, p. 161). Original olive green cloth with gilt titles on spine and upper board, cloth with a couple of light speckles. Original endpapers firm and tight. Light, scattered foxing. Frontispiece + map + folding map. A very good copy. N° de ref. del artículo ca2412

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