The highlands of central india: notes on their forests and wild tribes, natural history, and sports.
London.
Chapman & Hall, 1871.
First edition.
8vo.
[5], viii-xii, 472pp. Without half-title. With a chromolithographed frontispiece, a further five chromolithographed plates, a lithographed folding map, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled black half-calf, grey cloth boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked. Inked ownership inscription of George James Ferguson to title page, manuscript note to foot of p.285, scattered spotting/staining.
The first edition of James Forsyth's (1838-1871) authoritative guide to, and general history of, the highlands of India.
The book contains material on aboriginal tribes, big-game hunting, tigers, elephants, and forestry. The appendices include a vocabulary of useful terms in the local hindi, gond, and korkoo languages; and directions for the preservation of the skins and other trophies of animals in the field. Forsyth served with the British Army, and was Acting Conservator of Forests, Central Provinces of India; then Deputy Commissioner of Nimar.
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref: 32897
The book contains material on aboriginal tribes, big-game hunting, tigers, elephants, and forestry. The appendices include a vocabulary of useful terms in the local hindi, gond, and korkoo languages; and directions for the preservation of the skins and other trophies of animals in the field. Forsyth served with the British Army, and was Acting Conservator of Forests, Central Provinces of India; then Deputy Commissioner of Nimar.
