haughton captain (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. 264.

With illustrations. 332 S. Gr.-8°, Leather. Used, without slipcase, but good condition. / Leichte Gebrauchsspuren, ohne den Schuber, sonst gut erhalten. Five hundred copies for the Asian Series have been printed for John Culler & Sons. This book is number 284. Nachhaltige Buchlieferung - Stabile, plastikfreie Verpackung.

1st Ed. [x] + 332pp. + 16pp. publ. list. for autumn 1913. Photogravure port. frontis., 23 ills. from photos. on 16 plates. Sporadic spotting, sl waterstaining to lower edge of several plates, new e.ps., some soiling to top edge of leaves, original gilt lettered maroon cloth with gilt device to upper board, cloth rubbed with some fading and staining, corners bumped, rebacked in modern maroon cloth with remains of original faded spine laid down, gilt lettering hardly visible. Czech pp.100 'Featuring a curious combination of topics, this book details the author's hunts after bear in Kashmir's Nildori Valley and near Wysa. In Astor he stalked markhor, while near the juncture of the Indus and Astor rivers he hunted urial (Ovis vignei). In the highlands of Baltistan, Haughton collected trophy ibex. The folklore segments primarily focus on the myths of Kashmir.' US$111.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Ex-library. Some library labels, stamps and markings. Spine rebacked in red cloth. 1/2" chips to cloth at corners of boards. Some gutters reinforced with paper. Inner letters of the "List of Illustrations" page obscured. A couple of the plates have been reattached at different locations to those called for, but all plates are present. Binding shaken. Page edges rubbed. ; ix, [1], 332 pages + photogravure frontispiece + 23 illustrations on 16 plate leaves. Maroon cloth boards, spine rebacked. Gilt illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 221 x 139mm. [Bibliographical reference: Czech (Asian Big Game Hunting Books), p. 100] ; 8vo.