Edité par John Mjurray, London, 2000
ISBN 10 : 0719561469 ISBN 13 : 9780719561467
Vendeur : Ariadne Books, PBFA, Eynsham, Witney, OXON, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Edition originale
First edition, 2000. Hardback. 260pp. Teal coloured cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Dust jacket. On India's North-east Frontier a killer elephant is on the rampage, stalking Assam's paddy fields, murdering dozens of farmers and leaving behind their mutilated and crushed bodies. Local forestry officials call in Dinesh Choudhury, one of India's last licensed elephant hunters, and issue a warrant for the rogue's destruction. Reading about the hunt in a Delhi newspaper tarquin Hall flew to assam to investigate. As Hall and Choudury embarked on their search for the rogue, Hall's preconceived ideas about elephants began to unravel. This is a gripping story of the search for a killer in a region rife with insurgency, rich in folklore and superstition, and whose ancient ways are fast disappearing. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Book condition very good. A little spotting to text block edges. Dust jacket very good. Unclipped. A little light edge wear and some creasing towards lower edges. Book.
Edité par John Mjurray, London, 1846
Vendeur : MAE Books, Dunoon, ARL, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 5th Edition. Delightfully bound with brown buckram to boards and brown leather to spine and corners of boards. Gilt decoration to raised bands on spine. Gilt lettering to green and red title labels on spine. A little rubbing to extremities. All page edges marbled. Previous owner's book plates inside front covers of both volumes. A little light spotting on prelims of both volumes. Otherwise very clean and tidy throughout and, above all, firm. A lovely set. Due to excess weight, the set will incur extra carriage charges for customers outside of the United Kingdom.719 and 624 pages.