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Author: WALKER E.L.

Title: Elephant Hunting And Shooting In Ceylon

Price: £480.00

Year: 1923

Edition: 1st Edn,

Publisher: The Times Of Ceylon Co Ltd

City of Publication: Ceylon

Summary: 90 pages, 6 full page plates + 1 folding plate showing 3 figure of taking shots at an elephant. Ownership name of "R.E.M.Burton April 1924 to front end paper, publishers cream 1/4 cloth over paper covered boards, printed paper title label to upper boards, ownership signature of Burton above the label in ink. Browning to the cloth spine and boards. A scarce work, Walker was a rubber planter in Ceylon, he was called on to hunt a number of rogue elephants, who were terrorizing the region, Walker also provides directions as to shot placement and how to preserve trophies Czech 220.

Ref: 21467

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