Oriental Field Sports; Being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East

Captain Thomas Williamson, Oriental Field Sports; being a complete, detailed and accurate description of the Wild Sports of the East; and exhibiting, in a novel and interesting manner, the Natural History of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, the leopard, the bear, the deer, the buffalo, the wolf, the wild hog, the jackall, the wild dog, the civet, and other undomesticated animals: as likewise the different species of feathered game, fishes, and serpents, originally published in London in 1807. This is a French reprint of Circa 2000 with a booklet of the English text translated into French.

All 40 colour plates and text pages loose as issued, contained in a cloth box with gilt title on cover and a plate pasted on cover.
Size of the box: 12 x 16 in (30 x 40 cm)

The whole taken from the manuscript and designs of Captain Thomas Williamson. The drawings by Samuel Howett. The whole interspersed with a variety of Original, Authentic, and Curious Anecdotes, which render the work replete with information and amusement. the scenery gives a faithful representation of that picturesque country, together with the manners and customs of both the native and European inhabitants.

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