Elephant Hunting And Shooting In Ceylon
Author:
WALKER E.L.
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.
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