London: Edward Arnold, 1896. Book. Illus. by 16 plate illustrations by Charles Whymper. Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original red cloth with gilt horned goats and rocks on the front cover, unrubbed. The spine is faded with gilt title and some wear at the edges and spine ends. Edge wear mostly at the corners where the cloth is rubbed away on all four corners. Inside, clean and tight. Hunting in Tibet, Kashmir, Ladakh, etc. for the last two decades of the 19th Century. Now protected in a clear, mylar dust jacket. .

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Bookseller: Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 078838
Title: In and Beyond the Himalayas
Author: Stone, S.J
Illustrator: 16 plate illustrations by Charles Whymper
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Edward Arnold
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1896
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Keywords: Big game, India, ibex, Himalayas
Bookseller catalogs: Central Asia;

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