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F G Aflalo

The Sportsman's Book For India

Published: Horace Marshall, London, 1904

Edition: 1st

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Horace Marshall, London, 1904. Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green cloth covers, black titles and decorative tiger motif (front) and sporting equipment (spine). Covers clean, unmarked and unbumped with a little creasing of the cloth on the front board. Foxing to prelims, frontis foldout map has no tears. All illustrations present, firmly bound and Fine. Binding tight and square.

Hefty guide to the various sports that could be enjoyed in early 20th century India, written by a variety of army officers and dedicated to Lord Kitchener. With much on hunting for tiger, panther, rhino, bison, deer, antelope cheetah and other smaller game. The fishing is primarily for mahseer. Contributions by noted hunters including Gerard, Kinloch, Bairnsfather, Taylor, Arbuthnot. Tiger, panther, bear, Indian rhino, bison (gaur), Kashmir shooting, Himalayan shooting, deer and antelope of the Indian plains all feature in the book.

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: Thick 8vo
  • Sold By: White Eagle Books
  • Contact Person: Andrew Saidi
  • Country: United Kingdom
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