THE HIGHLANDS OF CENTRAL INDIA: NOTES ON THE FORESTS AND WILD TRIBES, NATURAL HISTORY AND SPORTS. By Captain J. Forsyth, Bengal Staff Corps.
(1871) 1889 new edition. Ppxii,475+1 page ads. Two colour plates, b/w illustrations, folding map. Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt markhor head vignette on upper board.
"Forsyth describes hunting blackbuck, gazelle and nilgai in the Narbado Valley, with bison and sambur collected in the Mahadeo Hills. There is a long chapter on tiger hunting, with felines bagged in the Hatti Hills and the Sal Forest, and additional notes on hunting sambur and buffalo in that forest." (Czech). Appendices on selection and treatment of (captive) elephants, Indian timber trees, and one on treatment of skins and trophies by Edwin Ward, F.Z.S.
"Forsyth describes hunting blackbuck, gazelle and nilgai in the Narbado Valley, with bison and sambur collected in the Mahadeo Hills. There is a long chapter on tiger hunting, with felines bagged in the Hatti Hills and the Sal Forest, and additional notes on hunting sambur and buffalo in that forest." (Czech). Appendices on selection and treatment of (captive) elephants, Indian timber trees, and one on treatment of skins and trophies by Edwin Ward, F.Z.S.
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| Author | Forsyth (Captain J.). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 57499 |
| ISBN | B0011VHBF4. |
| Book Description | Cloth slightly used with small chips to spine, tissue guards torn, some browning and use but generally a good copy - very good internally. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1889 |
| Publisher | Chapman and Hall. |
| Place | London. |