The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon by Baker, Samuel W - N.D.

Chicago And New York: Belford, Clarke & Company. Fair with no dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. Dark green cloth boards stamped with elaborate floral illustration in black ink to spine and front cover, with gold blocking and raised title to spine; "Caxton Edition" stamped in black ink to front cover; edges, corners, head and foot of spine rubbed and worn; corners bumped; edges of text block heavily age toned and brittle; uneven due to several signatures detached and partially detached from boards; delicately patterned floral decorative end papers; previous seller prices on first free end paper and half-title page, else interior book unmarked; all pages age toned and brittle; frontispiece printed with full page B&W engraving illustration of a leaping stag; tissue guard; book undated, circa mid-to-late 1800s Caxton Edition. Sir Samuel W. Baker (1821 - 1893) was an English naturalist, explorer, officer, and big game hunter. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon is a first-hand account of his hunting adventures in Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka). ; B & W Illustrations; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall; 305 pp .