Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game

Rowland Ward; Gerald A. Best; et al

Published by Rowland Ward LTD, London, 1962

About this Item

Rowland Ward's influential and detailed record of big game, an illustrated eleventh edition. Ward's 'Records' was a valuable resource for hunters as field guides, providing a detailed handbook for knowing what mammals could be found worldwide across the Empire.This work contains measurements of game animals worldwide and was the pioneering book of its kind. In addition to measurements there are anecdotes from hunters and naturalists regarding species, geographical variations, subspecies, weights and measurements.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one folding table, and seventy-two monochrome plates.Rowland Ward was an influential taxidermist, and a well known publisher of natural history and big hunting volumes.The eleventh edition, compiled and edited by Gerald A. Best, Francois Edmond-Blanc, and R. Courtenay Witting.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few small marks to the cloth. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Seller Inventory # 911P1

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game

Publisher: Rowland Ward LTD, London

Publication Date: 1962

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Very Good Indeed

Book Type: book