A Summer in High Asia
London: W Thacker, 1899. First. Hardcover. Being a record of sport and travel in Baltistan and Ladakh. 286 pp, ill, fold out map in rear. A great Asian sheep hunting book for all the game of highest Asia. Especially good on ibex hunting but also for several sheep species as well. 1899 London FIRST edition. Orig. tan cloth, picture of ibex printed on cover, ram & rifle on spine. Original snakeskin patterend endpapers. Solid, tight, vg+ condition copy of a rare and sought after Asian hunting title. PLUS, laid inside front cover is a note that this is a review copy presented by the publisher (dated 1899, same year as publication) and requesting notice when review appears. A great piece of ephemera. Review copies were uncommon 123 years ago! $ 2,750.00Very nice vg+ to near fine condition in original scene stamped cloth. VG+. Item #6191
Price: $2,750.00