London: Hutchinson & Co. & Philadelphia: J.B.Lippincott Company, 1900., 1900. Hardcover. 8vo. pp. ix, 408. with half-title. title in red & black. photogravure frontis. portrait of the author & 48 halftone plates. original gilt-stamped cloth, t.e.g. (no foxing to edges & a few leaves). First English Edition. Clean ex-library with embossed stamps and nos on the spine. Cloth in excellent condition. Gilt bright. A scarce title.
Including accounts of pig-sticking and hunting leopards, bears, tigers, elephants, and crocodiles. Savory travelled to Peshawar, the Khyber Pass, Kashmir, the Himalayas, the Deccan, and Ootacamund.
Savory was English sportswoman who became a best selling author. Savory took advantage of the rare opportunity for a woman to hunt in India. She was invited by a local maharajah to participate in a pig stick, She also successfully hunted for bear, tahr and tiger.
- Jacket Condition: N/A
- Binding Condition: Very Good +
- Overall Condition: Very Good +
- Size: 8 Vo
- Sold By: White Eagle Books
- Contact Person: Andrew Saidi
- Country: United Kingdom
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