MARKHAM, Col. Frederick (1805-1855). Shooting in the Himalayas
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MARKHAM, Col. Frederick (1805-1855). Shooting in the Himalayas. A Journal of Sporting Adventures and Travel in Chinese Tartary, Ladac, Thibet, Cashmere, &c. London: Richard Bentley, 1854. First edition of Markham’s account of his six-year hunting expedition throughout Tibet and the Himalayas. Octavo (253 x 158 mm). Frontispiece and seven lithographic plates after Sir E. P. Campbell by Hullmandel & Walton, woodcut title, folding map, woodcuts throughout (some spotting and light soiling, folding map repaired). Original green cloth, gilt decorated (some fading, spine repaired). Provenance: contemporary inscription on verso of frontispiece – bookplate adapting the device of William Caxton. Sold with: K.C.A.J. The Sportsman’s Vade-Mecum for the Himalayas. London: H. Cox, 1891. Sold not subject to return.
