The Shikari : a personal Account of The tragedy of Kashmir Tapa blanda - 1997

Kew Victoria: Hudson Publishing, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 223 pages. Apart from a neat ownership inscription on the half title page, a clean, unmarked and solid copy. Title on front cover: 'The Shikari: A Personal Account of the Tragedy in Kashmir" "Robin Levett (14 October 1925 - 14 August 2008) was an Australian travel writer, novelist, philanthropist, pilot, and breeder of racehorses anointed the "First Lady of Australian Racing" in the mid-1990s. Her eclectic interests ranged from fly fishing in Kashmir, about which she wrote a book, to running her own wildlife refuge in Victoria.... Kashmir became one of the loves of her life...Levett devoted a book to her experiences in Kashmir, which she visited every year since 1972 (including the years of intense civil war), calling it The Shikari. Its twin subjects were an unlikely pairing: the wonders of fly fishing and the horrors of civil war. Critics were enraptured with the work, some calling it Levett's finest. As for… Leer más

Hudson , Hawthorn,1997. Quality softcover 8vo.pp.vi + 225 . Very Good. ISBN 0949873675.