A GAME-BOOK FOR BURMA and ADJOINING TERRITORIES. By E.H. Peacock. With twenty-six plates, sketches and a map.

1933 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 225mm). Pp292. B/w photograph plates, b/w illustrations, folding map. Dark red cloth, blind-ruled border to upper board, spine titled in gilt.

Full title:- "A Game-Book for Burma and Adjoining Territories. The types, distribution and habits of large and small game, together with notes on game preservation, photography, tracking, still-hunting and the care and measurement of trophies. By E.H. Peacock, Deputy Conservator of Forests and Game Warden, Burma (Retired). With twenty-six plates, sketches and a map." A survey of the big and small game of Burma with some accounts of sporting encounters, notes on rifles and photography equipment and the preservation and measurement of trophies. Chapters include:- The distribution of game in Burma; Game preservation, organization, and rules; Plans and preliminaries; Rifles and shooting; Tracking and still-hunting; The preservation, care, and measurements of trophies; Sumatran rhinoceros; Javan rhinoceros; Indian elephant; Bison or gaur; Saing or banteng; Mythun or gayal; Buffalo; Malayan sambur; Hog-deer; Barking deer or muntjac; Thamin or brow-antlered deer; Michie's tufted deer; Takin; The Burmese goral; Serow; Wild pig; Tiger; Panther or leopard; Clouded leopard; Himalayan black bear; Malay bear; Jackal; Wild dog; Tapir; Mouse deer; Peafowl; Jungle fowl; Pheasants; Partridges; Quails; Snipe; Woodcock; Geese; Duck and teal; Pigeons; Doves; The Burmese hare; Various; Miscellaneous mammals; Miscellaneous birds; Some reptiles; Mahseer and other fish.