The Field-Book of a Jungle-Wallah: Being A Description of Shore, River and Forest Life in Sarawak
- Hardcover
- London: H.F. and G. Witherby, 1929
London: H.F. and G. Witherby, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. Charles Hose (1863 - 1929) was a British colonial administrator, zoologist, and ethnologist. Several species are named after him due to his zoological discoveries in Sarawak. This book, which reads like a travelogue, documents flora and fauna and minerals encountered in Sarawak.
With color frontispiece and black and white illustrations. Bound in red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt seahorse to front board. Rubbing to spine and slight roll to spine (from reading). Offsetting and minor soiling to endpapers, else clean and bright. In white illustrated dust jacket with black title to spine and front panels. Soiling, rubbing, and tears to jacket; although, it is now protected in a removable plastic cover. 216 pages. ASIA/061925.
With color frontispiece and black and white illustrations. Bound in red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt seahorse to front board. Rubbing to spine and slight roll to spine (from reading). Offsetting and minor soiling to endpapers, else clean and bright. In white illustrated dust jacket with black title to spine and front panels. Soiling, rubbing, and tears to jacket; although, it is now protected in a removable plastic cover. 216 pages. ASIA/061925.