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CAPPER, John.
The Duke of Edinburgh in Ceylon. A book of elephant and elk sport.
Provost, London 1871. First edition. 4to., vii, 153pp., 2 pages ads at end, coloured lithograph frontispiece and 7 lithographed plates, original blue cloth gilt, bevelled edges, all edges gilt, light foxing to frontispiece and occasionally elsewhere, an excellent copy.
the author describes capturing elephants near Kandy, with some hunting taking place for pachyderms near the Mahavilla Ganga River ... The coloured lithographs are striking. (Czech). Czech, Asian, p43.
Price: £ 1400
US Dollar Price: $ 2780
Stock Number: 76287