THE RIFLE AND THE HOUND IN CEYLON. With numerous illustrations printed in colours, and engravings on wood.

BAKER, S. W.

Verlag: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans., London, 1854

Beschreibung

FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 6 x 9 inches. xii + 409 pp + [i] pp. + [2] + 32 pp. publisher's advertisements. Bound in original green cloth, gilt. Publisher's advertisements on front and rear pastedowns. Binder's label, Bound by Westleys and Co. Friar Street London. Later art nouveau style bookplate with initials and Latin motto. Slight water staining on rear and margins of frontispiece and occasional foxing elsewhere but otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by 6 coloured lithographs, including frontispiece and by wood engravings in text. An account of hunting with hounds, especially elephant shooting, by Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-93) who settled in Ceylon, 1845-55. The traveller and explorer later took part in an expedition to the Nile, 1861-65, which led to the European discovery of the lake, named Lake Albert. The early editions of this popular work, with the beautiful lithographs are very scarce. SPORTS/PASTIMES CEYLON ANIMALS SPORT- ASIA 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED SPORTS/PASTIMES. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 22181

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Titel: THE RIFLE AND THE HOUND IN CEYLON. With ...

Verlag: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans., London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1854