IN THE GRIP OF THE JUNGLES. By George Hogan Knowles.
Published by Wright & Brown. London. 1933
- Hardcover
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1933). (1932) 1933 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Ppxx,320. B/w photographs. Maroon cloth, spine titled in gilt. Chip to cloth at top of slightly faded spine, some browning but good-plus. The author's account of his travels through India in search of sport. Mainly shooting but with a slightly disastrous mahseer fishing interlude. Tigers, deer, panthers and others, with many observations of local life and culture. Chapters include:- A moonlight ghost; Comedy and tragedy in the jungles; The ex-convict; In a dead city - a strange panther hunt; The great "Ganga!"; A fierce jungle battle; An ill-fated glen; A clever jungle dacoit; A rogue elephant; In the Himalayan jungles - nature's dramatic stage; Under canvas with a raja - netting deer and a camp disaster; On the way to Buxar - and a terrible tiger story; The trail of a rogue elephant; A tiger and an earthquake; Saved from a rogue elephant; A tragic stake - the champions of Islam; Secrets of the jungle - behind the stage; An ill-fated kill; The winged monarch of the Himalayas; An angling adventure - and a swim for life; Two masters of strategy - a battle of wits; A whistle averts a tragedy; On the tracks of a man-eating tiger; The lame ghost bull. .…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- IN THE GRIP OF THE JUNGLES. By George Hogan Knowles.
- Author
- Knowles (George Hogan).
- Publisher
- Wright & Brown. London. 1933
- Binding
- Hardcover
Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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PAUL MORGAN IS A LEADING DEALER in scarce, out-of-print & new books on fishing and field sports. Paul has developed this business over more than forty years. His business, Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., carries the world's largest range of books on fishing and field sports, sporting guns and dogs, deer, big game hunting & falconry. Coch-y-Bonddu Books is also a noted publisher of fine sporting works, as well as being the custodian of the famous Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint. Under Paul's editorial direction, the list of titles available under both his Coch-y- Bonddu Books imprint and the Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint grows by the month. Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., incorporated in the United Kingdom, Company No. 04636991. Registered address: 15 Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8AG. Business and correspondence Address: 13 Heol Pentrerhedyn, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8DG.…
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Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd,, Bull House, 15 Penrallt Street
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