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Taylor, Major Neville

Ibex Shooting on the Himalayas

1903

129,72 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1903
Lugar de impresión
London. Sampson Low, Marston & Company
Autor
Taylor, Major Neville
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Travel - Asia Mammals hunting
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

12mo [18.5 x 12.5 cm]; xv, 146 pp, 8 plates from photos including frontis. original cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, spine a little faded, scattered light foxing, endpapers and rear cover dampstained, 2 leaves with stain in margin, else very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email The author spent some ten years in India, in a native regiment, and spent much of his time hunting Ibex in Cashmere (Kashmir). He tries to derive general principles from this experience but reflects a condescending attitude to his guides, typical of the time, but comes up with an interesting narrative and description.