Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of the Highlands
by ST. JOHN, Charles
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ST. JOHN, Charles. Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of the Highlands. London: John Murray, 1878. 1st ed. xv, 338 pp. Frontis., title page vignette, illus. Orig. gilt pictorial cloth. Light edgewear, rear hinge startinh, else a very good copy. Chapters on fishing, hunting roe, shooting, poaching, and much on the natural history of the Highlands.
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- George S. MacManus Company (US)
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- Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of the Highlands
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- ST. JOHN, Charles
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- Keywords
- NAT HX, SCOTLAND, FISHING, HUNTING, GEN AM
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- Vignette
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