(1871) 1996 facsimile rep. Asian Educational Services. Madras. Ppii,xii,387. B/w illustrations & fold-out map. Full bonded leather gilt. Fine.
Notes: Facsimile reprint of the 1919 edition. Detailed analysis of the Central Highlands of India, with much on geography, natural history and sport, chiefly buffalo, elephant and tiger shooting. Many exciting accounts of the author's own adventures in the region, with frequent discussion of the economic, agricultural and sporting prospects of the region. Includes much interesting detail on the life of the inhabitants, expecially the Gonds. The author's translation, in the manner of Hiawatha, of a rather long Gond epic poem on their history and creation is included. Extensive appendix of timber trees and their products, another of sporting terms in Hindi, Gond and Korkoo, as well as a third appendix by Edwin Ward on preservation of skins and trophies in the field.
