Oct 18, 2016 - Sale 2425

Sale 2425 - Lot 259

Price Realized: $ 488
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
KINLOCH, ALEXANDER ANGUS AIRLIE. Large Game Shooting in Thibet and the North West. [First Series.] 12 mounted albumen photographs of game trophies; folding wood-engraved plate; folding map. viii, 68 pages. Errata slip tipped in. 4to, 272x217 mm, original cloth, spine ends and cover corners rubbed, minor spotting on covers; occasional light soiling and marginal foxing on text leaves, owner's pencil signature on free endpaper. London: Harrison, 1869

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first edition. The Second Series was published in 1876. "Kinloch was a renowned sportsman, naturalist, and military officer during the mid-Victorian era. In this work, he details the natural history of ibex, Ovis ammon, Tibetan antelopes, and other game, coupled with his shooting experiences"--Czech/Asian, page 118. Yakushi (1994) K209.