The Wild Sports of India: with Detailed Instructions for the Sportsman; To Which Are Added Remarks on the Breeding and Rearing of Horses, and the Formation of Light Irregular Cavalry

by Major Henry Shakespear

$100 · Offered by Good Books in the Woods

Hardcover, London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1862. Near Fine. Second Edition, much enlarged. Duodecimo, pp. Vx, 365. Rebound in dark red quarter leather with dark red cloth. Leather spine is beautiful and bright with black labels and gold titles. Bookplate of previous owner on front pastedown attached only at the top of the bookplate, easily removable. Text has very occasional age spotting. Major Henry Shakespear was a British officer

• Binding: Hardcover

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