SCOTTISH MOORS AND INDIAN JUNGLES: SCENES OF SPORT IN THE LEWS AND INDIA. By Captain J.T. Newall.
1889 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 229mm). Ppxii,320. Illustrated with 12 b/w plates. Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt.
The author, paralysed after a pig-sticking accident, recounts his tales of deer stalking, grouse shooting and fishing on the Scaliscro estate in the Isle of Lewis, mostly from an improvised sedan chair. His tales of Indian sport - hog-hunting, tiger and bear shooting, pre-date his accident. Includes two full chapters on angling - one on fishing in the Lews, and one on the river Exe in Devon.
The author, paralysed after a pig-sticking accident, recounts his tales of deer stalking, grouse shooting and fishing on the Scaliscro estate in the Isle of Lewis, mostly from an improvised sedan chair. His tales of Indian sport - hog-hunting, tiger and bear shooting, pre-date his accident. Includes two full chapters on angling - one on fishing in the Lews, and one on the river Exe in Devon.
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42790
| Author | Newall (J.T.). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 42790 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Some pages roughly opened but a very good copy in original cloth binding. . |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1889 |
| Publisher | Hurst and Blackett. |
| Place | London. |