THE PRINCE OF WALES ' S SPORT IN INDIA 1925 Big Game Hunting Tiger Burma Nepal
Item History & Price
H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S
SPORT IN INDIABERNARD C. ELLISONLONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN, LTD.
1925First edition.The Prince of Wales arrived in India in November 1921 and immediately set out for the shooting grounds of the Terai in Nepal. After bagging tiger and rhinoceros, he continued on to Mysore where he hunted tiger and gaur. By February 1922, he was in the Bhopal region where sambur, tiger, and leopard were collected. After taking part in a great elephant procession in Gwalior, the pri...nce and his retinue hunted tiger and cheetal. In Patiala, panthers and blue bulls were bagged. Crossing the border into Burma, several members of the royal party embarked on a shooting expedition, collecting elephant and tsaine. There are also chapters on bird shooting in Udaipur, Bikaner, and Bharatpur, with additional coverage of pig sticking in Jodhpur and Patiala. A wealth of hunting experiences. (Czech, Bibliography of Asian Big Game Hunting Books.)CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY
BIG GAME SHOOTING IN NEPAL : WITH SOME NOTES ON THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF NEPAL
BIG GAME SHOOTING AND MAHSEER FISHING IN MYSORE : WITH SOME NOTES ON THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF MYSORE
BIG GAME SHOOTING IN BHOPAL : WITH SOME NOTES ON THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF BHOPAL
BIG GAME SHOOTING IN GWALIOR : WITH SOME NOTES ON THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF GWALIOR
MIXED SPORT IN PATIALA
BIG GAME SHOOTING IN BURMA
BLACK BUCK IN BARODA AND ELSEWHERE
SMALL GAME SHOOTING IN UDAIPUR, BIKANER, BHARATPUR, AND ELSEWHERE
THE TROPHIES OF THE SHOOTS
SHOOTING RECORDS AND LIST OF GUNS
PIG-STICKING IN JODHPUR AND PATIALA : WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE KADIR CUP MEETING
POLO AND RACING
THE INDIAN ELEPHANT
THE KING COBRA, OR HAMADRYADGLOSSARY
INDEX
GAME RECORD OF THE ROYAL SHOOT IN NEPAL.4to. (26 x 19 cm.) xxx + [1] + 285 pp. Frontispiece + 57 plates, many illustrated on recto & verso, with plate facing page 2 with tissue guard illustrated in outline with identifying caption + map plate + folding game record. Blue cloth with gilt titles on spine and upper board.Very good + condition, top and bottom edge of front board bumped. Light foxing to page edges, gift inscription to front free endpaper. Binding sound, fully collated, all plates present.
SPORT IN INDIABERNARD C. ELLISONLONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN, LTD.
1925First edition.The Prince of Wales arrived in India in November 1921 and immediately set out for the shooting grounds of the Terai in Nepal. After bagging tiger and rhinoceros, he continued on to Mysore where he hunted tiger and gaur. By February 1922, he was in the Bhopal region where sambur, tiger, and leopard were collected. After taking part in a great elephant procession in Gwalior, the pri...nce and his retinue hunted tiger and cheetal. In Patiala, panthers and blue bulls were bagged. Crossing the border into Burma, several members of the royal party embarked on a shooting expedition, collecting elephant and tsaine. There are also chapters on bird shooting in Udaipur, Bikaner, and Bharatpur, with additional coverage of pig sticking in Jodhpur and Patiala. A wealth of hunting experiences. (Czech, Bibliography of Asian Big Game Hunting Books.)CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY
BIG GAME SHOOTING IN NEPAL : WITH SOME NOTES ON THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF NEPAL
BIG GAME SHOOTING AND MAHSEER FISHING IN MYSORE : WITH SOME NOTES ON THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF MYSORE
BIG GAME SHOOTING IN BHOPAL : WITH SOME NOTES ON THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF BHOPAL
BIG GAME SHOOTING IN GWALIOR : WITH SOME NOTES ON THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF GWALIOR
MIXED SPORT IN PATIALA
BIG GAME SHOOTING IN BURMA
BLACK BUCK IN BARODA AND ELSEWHERE
SMALL GAME SHOOTING IN UDAIPUR, BIKANER, BHARATPUR, AND ELSEWHERE
THE TROPHIES OF THE SHOOTS
SHOOTING RECORDS AND LIST OF GUNS
PIG-STICKING IN JODHPUR AND PATIALA : WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE KADIR CUP MEETING
POLO AND RACING
THE INDIAN ELEPHANT
THE KING COBRA, OR HAMADRYADGLOSSARY
INDEX
GAME RECORD OF THE ROYAL SHOOT IN NEPAL.4to. (26 x 19 cm.) xxx + [1] + 285 pp. Frontispiece + 57 plates, many illustrated on recto & verso, with plate facing page 2 with tissue guard illustrated in outline with identifying caption + map plate + folding game record. Blue cloth with gilt titles on spine and upper board.Very good + condition, top and bottom edge of front board bumped. Light foxing to page edges, gift inscription to front free endpaper. Binding sound, fully collated, all plates present.
