A Naturalist on the Prowl or In the Jungle, by EHA, 1897
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Original price
$14.00
Original price
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$14.00
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$14.00
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$14.00
First published in the late nineteenth century, A Naturalist on the Prowl or In the Jungle is a lively account of wildlife observation and sporting adventure in colonial India. Written by Edward Hamilton Aiken, better known by the initials EHA, the book reflects the author's keen eye for natural history as well as his engaging style as a journalist and commentator on Anglo-Indian life. Richly illustrated by the noted artist and naturalist R. A. Sterndale, the work combines anecdote, field observation and humour in a series of vivid sketches of animals, hunting encounters and jungle life. It remains an appealing example of Victorian natural history writing, blending scientific curiosity with the adventurous spirit of the period.
A Naturalist on the Prowl or In the Jungle, by EHA (Edward Hamilton Aiken). Illustrated by R.A. Sterndale, F.R.G.S., F.Z.S..
Published by W. Thacker & Co., London and Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta. Second edition, 1897. Printed by William Clowes, London.
A good green cloth hardback with gilt beetle motif to front along with title and gilt titles to spine. Covers bumped and rubbed with some staining to front right of cover. Some offsetting to endpapers.
Text is bright and clean throughout. Gilt top edge to text block with some markings along lower edge. The advertisements section at rear with some water staining - not affecting the main text. Attractively illustrated throughout.
Text in English.
xi + 257pp + (2) Author’s works + (i) + (32) Publisher’s advertisements.
Dimensions: approximately 195mm high x 145mm wide x 30mm deep.
Weight: approximately 604g (unpacked).