Indian Game. (From Quail to Tiger).

RICE William.

Published by London: Published by W.H. Allen & Co., Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, 1884

About this Item

First edition. Royal octavo (26 x 18cm). Published at 21s. 'An excellent work, beautifully illustrated, recounting the author's hunting trips for a variety of large and small game in India's Bombay Presidency. There are chapters on the pursuit of blackbuck, nilgai, cheetal, panther, sambur, and bison, plus sections on hunting lion in Kathiawar and on pig sticking in the region'- Czech. pp. iv,221,[7]. With a frontis & 11 plates, all tinted lithographs, plus 2 wood-engravings on the letterpress. An excellent clean copy in the publisher's green cloth, gilt, with bevelled boards. A little rubbed at head & tail of spine. VG. [Czech 172; Slater 67; Riling 1155; Wood 536; Pittie 1347].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Indian Game. (From Quail to Tiger).
• Publisher: London: Published by W.H. Allen & Co., Waterloo Place, Pall Mall
• Publication Date: 1884