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Alexander Kinloch Large Game Shooting in Thibet

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Alexander Kinloch Large Game Shooting in Thibet
<B>Alexander Kinloch:<I> Large Game Shooting in Thibet and the North West.</B></I></B></I> (London: Harrison & Sons, 1876), first edition, 64 pages, illustrated with 11 full-page photo-tint plates, original green cloth with gilt decoration of a Yak on the cover, and gilt titles on the spine, 4to (8.5" x 11"), presentation inscription from Otho Shaw to artist Albert Bierstadt on the free front end paper. This volume is the second series, a companion volume to Kinloch's earlier work that included game from central and northern India. The inside front hinge has become detached from the book block, the corners are bumped and are worn down to the boards, there is moderate wear to the covers, damage to the head and foot of the spine, a former owner's bookplate on the inside front cover, chipping to the edges of the frontis, and a small (1.5" x 1") New York Public Library inventory stamp on the copyright page, else good.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)