Author: Haughton, Captain H.L.
Title: SPORT & FOLKLORE IN THE HIMALAYA.
Description: Edward Arnold, 1913. 1st Ed. [x] + 332pp. + 16pp. publ. list. for autumn 1913. Photogravure port. frontis., 23 ills. from photos. on 16 plates. Sporadic spotting, sl waterstaining to lower edge of several plates, new e.ps., some soiling to top edge of leaves, original gilt lettered maroon cloth with gilt device to upper board, cloth rubbed with some fading and staining, corners bumped, rebacked in modern maroon cloth with remains of original faded spine laid down, gilt lettering hardly visible. ¶ Czech pp.100 ‘Featuring a curious combination of topics, this book details the author’s hunts after bear in Kashmir’s Nildori Valley and near Wysa. In Astor he stalked markhor, while near the juncture of the Indus and Astor rivers he hunted urial (Ovis vignei). In the highlands of Baltistan, Haughton collected trophy ibex. The folklore segments primarily focus on the myths of Kashmir.’

Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; CENTRAL ASIA


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