A SUMMER IN HIGH ASIA; The Big Game of Baltistan and Ladakh, being a record of sport and travel in Baltistan and Ladakh.
W. Thacker & Co. 1899 London, 1st edn, 286pp, 67 illus, fold-out map, decorated cover. A very good plus copy in bright original pictorial cloth showing ibex on the front cover and a rifle and sheep horns on the spine. Corners slightly bent. One corner with very small bump. Gifted by Sir Hugh Adair, the father of the author. This is also the best variant in 1st state. Item #000005
Author traveled to Tibet via Leh and Gya in 1894. On the way he pursued the mountain game of the Tibetan high plateau; Adair obtained excellent specimens of the Tibetan argali as well as ibex, making this book a much sought after item. "An excellent work of high mountain sport." (Czech/Asia)
Price: $975.00