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Carruthers, Douglas
BEYOND THE CASPIAN, A NATURALIST IN CENTRAL ASIA
"W30699" Oliver & Boyd, London 1949, first edition, 290 pages, illustrated with 22 full-page plates of which six are in full color, folding map in color Czech writes "" A noted explorer, naturalist and scholar, Carruthers embarked on a journey rhrough Samarkand and into the Kara Kul. Stalking the elusive Bukhara wild sheep, he bagged several specimens. He continued into the Hissar Mountains, noting the terrain and wildlife of the region, then into the Pamirs where he collected Ovis Poli and ibex, and participated in a pheasant hunt. An extensive and useful bibliography is provided."" No dust jacket. Wine red cover with gilt lettering is bright and unfaded. Slight bump on one back cover corner. Contents are tight and clean with no marks or inscriptions. Overall Near Fine. ID#: 4428
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