CHURCH, Percy W.

Chinese Turkestan with caravan and rifle.

Stock Code 82772

Rivingtons, London 1901

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The author and his hunting companion J.V. Phelps journeyed from Srinagar to Leh, through Yarkand and into the Tekkes Valley collecting Altai Wapiti. As well as being a good narrative of hunting, the book also contains excellent descriptions of the terrain and indiginous peoples.

First edition. 8vo., xii, 207pp., frontispiece, 15 plates, folding map, original grey cloth gilt, pictorial vignette to upper cover, light waterstain to corner of frontispiece, a very good copy.

Czech, Asian, p47; Yakushi C264; Cordier, Sinica 2863.

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