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
Published by [by William Clowes and Sons for] John Murray, London, 1841
- Hardcover
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Seller: George Bayntun ABA ILAB PBFA, Bath, United KingdomGeorge Bayntun ABA ILAB PBFA
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Condition: Used - Fine
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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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Bibliographic details
- 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.
George Bayntun ABA ILAB PBFA
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