Excursions, Adventures, and Field-Sports in Ceylon;

CAMPBELL (Lieut-Col. James).

Excursions, Adventures, and Field-Sports in Ceylon;

A HANDSOME COPY

Its Commercial and Military Importance, and Numerous Advantages to the British Emigrant.

First edition. 2 vols. Two folding frontispiece maps, 14 plates (including 7 coloured, 6 being double-page). 8vo. A very good copy in the publisher’s green cloth, spines gilt, a little rubbed, slightly shaken. [xii], 421, [1], [errata], [4ads]; 510, [2]pp. London, T. and W. Boone, 1863.

£1,500.00

James Campbell has provided a wonderful account of his travels through Ceylon. With it’s hand-coloured plates and folding map it’s an immensely satisfying mid-nineteenth century production. He gives notes on the topography, customs and habits, the political situation and speculates on the commercial and military importance of the island - no small surprise given he’s writing in the wake of the Indian Mutiny.

Bobins, 228; Czech (Asia), pp 42-43.

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