1925 H.R.H. The Prince of Wales's Sport in India
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Rebound, Uncommon
A thrilling work on Edward VIII's (then the Prince of Wales) 1921 and 1922 sporting expedition to India, written by Bernard C. Ellison, former Curator of the Bombay Natural History Society and Naturalist to the Shoots. Including descriptions of big game shooting in Nepal, mahseer fishing, sport in Patiala, shooting in Burma, shooting records, lists of guns, and more.
Including an introduction by the Earl of Cromer and edited by Sir H. Perry Robinson.
The first edition of this work.
Illustrated with ninety-nine plates, eight maps, one of which is folding, and a folding chart at the rear of the work.
Collated and complete.
The copy was previously housed in an in institutional library, and contains a library sticker to the rear pastedown.
Condition
Rebound in full cloth binding. Externally, generally sound, with some light shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Cloth split to the tail of the front joint. Containing a library sticker to the rear pastedown. Internally, front hinge is starting, remaining binding is generally firm. Pages are generally bright and clean.
Good
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