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VBI-0121
HUNTING & SHOOTING IN CEYLON
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Details
- Author
- Harry Storey
- Year
- 1907
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Location
- Ceylon
- Subjects
- Hunting · Shooting · Wildlife
- Edition
- Second edition
- Pages
- 366
- Size
- 9 x 6 in
Description
A substantial and profusely illustrated early sporting work devoted entirely to hunting, wildlife and field life in Ceylon, written by Harry Storey with contributions from several experienced Ceylon sportsmen. The book covers elephants, buffalo, Ceylon elk, spotted deer, red deer, mouse deer, hog deer, bears, wild boar, jungle birds, snipe, pigeons and fishing, alongside chapters on travelling, camping and hunting districts throughout the island. ♛━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━♛ ◇ By Harry Storey ◇ Second Edition, 1907 — Longmans, Green & Co. ◇ 73 illustrations from original photographs + 1 Map of Ceylon ◇ Approx. 366 pages ◇ Illustrated with early photographs of Ceylon wildlife, hunting camps, local trackers and sporting expeditions ◇ Original green cloth hardbound binding with gilt title and pictorial gilt decoration ◇ Retains an interesting period ownership inscription dated 1913 ◇ Condition as shown ◇ Size : Approx. 9 x 6 inches
Condition
Good