FIFTY YEARS' REMINISCENCES OF INDIA A Retrospect of Travel, Adventure and Shikar

Pollok, Colonel

Published by Edward Arnold, London, 1896

About this Item

Dark blue cloth covers with a gold illustration on the front cover which is slightly faded and worn. Gold lettering on spine is heavily soiled and faded. Covers exhibit heavy wear, fraying and bumping to corners and spine ends. Heavy wear and bumping to edges. Heavy wear and fraying on hinges. Heavy shelf wear and soiling to covers and spine. Spine is cocked. Previous owners name plate is pasted to the inside front cover. Inside hinges are cracked in multiple places but still attached. Heavy soiling and yellowing to page ends. Text is yellowed due to age. Otherwise clean and unmarked. "Reminiscences by the author when he went to India and had the privilege of coming across good sportsmen there and in various parts of the world." Chapters detailing Pig-Sticking, How to Kill Elephants, How to Kill Buffaloes, How to Kill Indian Rhinoceros, Advice to Sportsmen Going Abroad and much more. Includes 30 pages of advertising in the back of the book. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.

Seller Inventory # 5708-5507

Bibliographic Details

• Title: FIFTY YEARS' REMINISCENCES OF INDIA A Retrospect of Travel, Adventure and Shikar
• Publisher: Edward Arnold, London
• Publication Date: 1896
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Poor