ASIAN HUNTER
Wild Sheep and Goat Int. 1989 NM, 1st edn, 420pp, 140 photos, large format, 15 maps. Fine book, very good plus jacket, minor wear to top and bottom. Item #000481
An all encompassing book on the great continent of Asia. Twenty-three countries are covered in the text, including all of continental Asia east of the Soviet Ural Mountains, the Arabian Peninsula, the island nations of east and south-eastern Asia. All of the Asian big-game animals and their current status in every Asian country as well as their hunting, political environment and habitats are described. Special emphasis has been placed on the countries that permit sport hunting. The chapters include: Great Cats of Asia, Bears of Asia, Leather Sided Giants, Wild Cattle of Asia, Deer of Asia, Asian Wild Sheep/Goats and close Relatives, Wild Pigs of Asia, Asian Gazelles, and Antelopes. The following countries are covered in separate chapters: USSR, China, Mongolia, Turkey, Pakistan, Nepal, Indian Subcontinent, Bangladesh, Ceylon, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Iran, Arabian Peninsula and Middle East, Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia), Malayan Peninsula, Thailand, Burma, Indonesian Islands, and Korea/Taiwan/Japan/Philippines. Contributors include G. Kenneth Whitehead on deer, John H. Batten, Rudolf Sand and many more.
Price: $225.00