SPORT IN THE HIGHLANDS OF KASHMIR: BEING A NARRATIVE OF EIGHT MONTHS' TRIP IN THE BALTISTAN AND LADAK, AND A LADY'S EXPERIENCES IN THE LATTER COUNTRY; TOGETHER WITH HINTS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF SPORTSMAN. By Henry Zouch Darrah.

(1898) 1993 new edition. 8vo (165 x 235mm). Ppxxiv,497. B/w photographs. Maroon bonded leather, upper board and spine titled and decorated in gilt, four raised bands, all edges gilt, silk marker ribbon. Tan cloth-bound slipcase. Edition limited to 500 copies.

The author's narrative of an eight month expedition in 1896 hunting and stalking in the inhospitable climate and terrain of the foothills of the Himalayas. He was accompanied through much of the trip by his wife, though she did little shooting herself. The first edition of 1898 has now become very scarce. This new edition, published in 1993 in a limited edition of only 500 copies, has a new foreword by Robert J. Churchill. "The narrative given in this book is based upon notes generally recorded in the evening of the day on which the events described occurred. A diary was regularly kept, and in addition a separate account was always written, while the facts were fresh in the memory, of anything that appeared of special interest. ...It will be seen from the story that there is no reason why a lady should not accompany her husband, while the latter is shooting in Ladak. Though the marches are wearisome and most of them long, there is rarely any racing amongst sportsman for nalas, riding ponies are always procurable, and the ground is easy almost everywhere. But in Baltistan the case is entirely different, chiefly owing to the keen competition for nalas. A sportsman going there must race, and practically no lady could travel at the pace necessary for this, even if she were good over bad ground and had no objection to rope bridges." Contents include:- Lucknow to Srinagar; Srinagar to Shitkuri; Shitkuri to Dras; Dras to Thurgon; Thurgon to Garmpani; Garmpani to Burme; Burme to Shut; Shut to Honuspa; Honuspa to Khaltar; Khaltar to Jutyal; Jutyal to Kutyal; Kutyal to Mishkin; Mishkin to Bandipur; Manasbal to Sangtha; Sangtha to Chamarta Chu; Chamarta Chu to Pobrang; Pobrang to Kugrang; Kugrang to Pobrang; Pobrang to Kiongma Chumik; Kiongma Chumik to Leh; Leh to Rumbok; Rumbok to Srinagar; Srinagar to Traal; General hints; The battery and tents; Furniture, utensils, kitchen, and clothes; Miscellaneous articles; Curing of skins and cleaning of skulls; Cost of shooting in Kashmir. "An excellent work of high mountain sport." (Czech). Published as part of John Culler and Sons' Asian Series.