Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of The Highlands
by Charles St. John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1878 . Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Various. The first illustrated edition of this delightful collection of an Englishman's observations surrounding the Scottish Highlands, from the nineteenth century. The first illustrated edition of this study of the Scottish highlands from English naturalist and sportsman Charles St. John. First published in 1846, this work forms 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. Illustrated throughout with vignette depictions of Scottish wildlife. Illustrated by Harrison Weir, Charles Whymper, A. C. Corbould, A. H. Collins and A. T. Elwes. Engraved on wood by J. W. Whymper. With the library bookplate of Booth Bird Museum, Brighton, and the bookseller label of Geo. Beal, Brighton. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, very good, with slight rubbing to gilt and extremities. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The odd spot to the fore edge. Bookplate and bookseller label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, excepting for the first and last pages, which are slightly spotted. Booth library stamp to the frontispiece. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 903Q4
- Title
- Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of The Highlands
- Author
- Charles St. John
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Charles St. John Scottish Highlands natural history wild sport Scottish Highlands charles whymper Harrison Weir
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Gilt
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