WILD SPORTS & NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HIGHLANDS, CHARLES ST JOHN 1919 Color Plts
by
CHARLES ST JOHN
WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY THE RT. HON. SIR HERBERT MAXWELL, BT,
& FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS, THIRTY BEING TIPPED-IN AND REPRODUCED IN COLOUR FROM PICTURES
BY G. DENHOLM ARMOUR & EDWIN ALEXANDER., R.S.W., R.S.A., R.W.S.
T. N. Foulis, London. 1919 first edition in this illustrated format.
Hardcover, beige cloth with illustration on front, lettering on front and spine, quarto, xxx, 472 text pages plus plates and publisher's booklist.
First published in 1846 under the title: Short Sketches Of The Wild Sports And Natural History Of The Highlands, this work is a comprehensive study of the wilderness of the Scottish highlands, exploring hunting, trapping and poaching, along with a discussion of the nesting and feeding habits of the local wildlife.
CONDITION:
Very Good+. (Covers have light shelfwear, slight wear at lower fore-corners, tiny spot on spine, short repaired closed tear at top of rear spine joint. Faint spotting on endpapers and pastedowns. The Contents are Fine.)
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