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Auction #120 begins on 16 Jan 2025

Sainthill Eardley-Wilmot

Forest Life and Sport in India

Published: Edward Arnold, London, 1910

Edition: 1st

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Published by London: Edward Arnold, 1910. First edition. HB. Very good plus Red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, and with gilt vignette of elephant to front cover. 324pp. Quarto. With 18 b&w photos by Mabel Eardley-Wilmot in plates, including tissue-guarded photogravure frontispiece.

The author had been Inspector-General of Forests to the Government of India and covers not only the wildlife and sport in Indian forests but also the work in conservation.

the author recounts his early service in Oudh, with numerous hunts after tigers, panthers, sambur, and spotted deer. Transferred to the North West Provinces in 1880, he had more tigers and had experiences with rogue elephants. He also provides an excellent chapter on the habits of tigers with numerous shooting experiences'

  • 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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