1909 London, 87pp, 25 colored illus, 2 maps, large format. The only early sheep and ibex hunting book we know of that was written by a woman. Judging from the photo onset on the cover Lady Jenkins obtained some excellent trophies. Animals hunted include blue sheep, Tibetan argali, gazelles, urial, barasingha, ibex and markhor. Czech wrote "One of the handful of Edwardian-era women who embarked on her own hunting expeditions, Lady Jenkins departed from Srinagar, traveled through Leh and Miroo and into the high country of Changchenmo. Her native shikari thought she looked like a 'town lady', horribly weak and thin,' but she steadfastly continued her journey bagging Tibetan gazelle, Ovis Ammon, and burhel. She and her guides suffered from altitude sickness, lack of food, and severe weather." A very good copy with new end papers. Purple cloth, gilt letters on spine, cover. Photo inset on cover. Seller Inventory # 001508

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Title: SPORT AND TRAVEL IN BOTH TIBETS

Publisher: Blades, East and Blades

Binding: Hardcover

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World Wide Hunting Books, from the Publisher of Sports Afield magazine, sells fine antiquarian big-game hunting and exploration & hunting books on Asia, North America, Europe and Africa. World Wide Hunting Books? stock is mainly antiquarian first editions that are in above-average condition; we have the collector in mind when we buy our books. If you are looking for a rare first edition on elephant hunting or a book on an expedition after wild sheep in Asia that took place over a century ago, you will likely find it in our extensive stock. We have books on tiger, bear, wild sheep, elk, ibex, buffalo, rhino, elephant, and lion hunting. We also have early exploration and hunting accounts from North America, Asia, and Africa. If it is a book on big-game hunting and if it is out of print, it is likely we have handled the book in our thirty-five-plus years of being in this field. We maintain a detailed, proprietary database with seven thousand-plus entries with bibliographical notes that helps us keep track of the thousands of hunting books ever printed. We work with small collectors as well as huge university libraries. We are proud to have helped some of our customers create collections that contain more than one thousand books, but we are equally happy to provide you with that one special book you have always longed for or want to present as a gift.

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LUDO J WURFBAIN
15321 CHEMICAL LN STE A, Huntington Beach, CA, 92649, U.S.A.

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