Days and Nights with Indian Big Game
London: Macmillan and Co., 1923. Illustrated with Photographs and Sketches by Major J. H. NOrton. First Edition. Octavo, ix, 212 pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered and decorated blue cloth covered boards. Illustrated in black-and-white. Days and Nights with Indian Big Game is Major-General A. E. Wardrop’s account of hunting and sporting life in British India. Drawing on his firsthand experiences, Wardrop recounts expeditions in pursuit of tiger, leopard, bear, deer, wild boar, and other game, while also discussing tracking, firearms, camp life, local terrain, and the practical challenges encountered in the field. Illustrated with photographs and sketches, the book provides a vivid record of early twentieth-century big-game hunting and will appeal to collectors of sporting literature, travel narratives, natural history, and works relating to colonial India. Some slight rubbing and wear, slight damage to top of spine, minor discoloration, a few markings to the endpapers from a prior owner, else in very good condition. Item #494
Price: $75.00