The Moor and the Loch: Containing Practical Hints on Highland Sports, and Notices of the Habits of the Different Creatures of Game and Prey in the Mountainous Districts of Scotland; with Instructions in River, Burn, and Loch-fishing

COLQUHOUN (John)

Published by [by William Clowes and Sons for] John Murray, London, 1841

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Woodcut frontispiece and 15 plates. 8vo. [226 x 144 x 25 mm]. xii, 204 pp. Later 19th century binding of polished calf, the spine divided into six panels with gilt compartments, lettered in the second on a green goatskin label, the others with emblematic centres and sprigs in the corners, green endleaves, top edge gilt, the others uncut. The half-title and title are foxed and there is some spotting but it is a good copy in a handsome binding with fishing motifs on the spine. Booklabel of John Charles Basil Eastwood and bookplate of Oliver Collett.

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Title
The Moor and the Loch: Containing Practical Hints on Highland Sports, and Notices of the Habits of the Different Creatures of Game and Prey in the Mountainous Districts of Scotland; with Instructions in River, Burn, and Loch-fishing
Author
COLQUHOUN (John)
Publisher
[by William Clowes and Sons for] John Murray, London
Publication year
1841
Condition
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Second Edition.

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