(1855) 1994 rep of 1890 edn. Asian Educational Services. New Delhi. Small 8vo. Ppii,xvi,376. B/w illustrations from engravings. Full tan gilt-decorated pictorial bonded leather. Fine.
Notes: The author went to Ceylon as a settler in 1845, living there for eight years before health problems unexpectedly compelled him to move back to Britain. Interesting and intelligent general account of the colony of Ceylon, government, education, lots on agriculture, fishing, shooting, a great deal on or related to big game, with a fair amount of observation of local life and history.
