Shikar - Big Game Hunting in India (1963) by K. S. J. Butt (Rare book)

This is a second-hand copy of the book Shikar - Big Game Hunting in India (1963) by K. S. J. Butt.

Condition: This is a used book in fair condition. This copy is ex-library with the usual stamps and labels - see photos. The dust jacket has been trimmed and cut with a hole in the spine to allow the library number to be seen - see photo. The dust jacket has now been covered in a non-adhesive PVC cover for its own protection. This is simply folded in place and is easy to remove without damaging the jacket. The half-title page has a missing lower corner - see photo. 

Publisher: Robert Hale (London)
Year: 1963
Format: Hardback with dustjacket
Pages: 187
Condition: Used (Fair - Ex-Library)

"A very scarce instructional guide to hunting big game in India, illustrated throughout, and here in its first edition. The first edition of this very scarce work. Illustrated with numerous plates, including contemporary photographs and illustrated maps. Butt was known as 'the wizard of hunting', due to his 45 years spent hunting big game in India's Central Provinces, killing his first big cat aged seventeen. He here relays his wealth of knowledge on the subject of hunting, accompanying instruction and educational information with biographical accounts of his own experiences. With a focus on the tiger, the hunting of deer, ocelot, jaguar, and puma are also detailed."