Notes on the Chase of the Wild Red Deer in the Counties of Devon and Somerset

A charming limited edition of Collyns's account of his pursuit of the wild red deer, with beautiful illustrations by animal artist Edmund Caldwell. Notes on the Chase of the Wild Red Deer in the Counties of Devon and Somerset, with an appendix descriptive of remarkable runs and incidents connected with the chase from they year 1780 to the year 1860, written by Charles Palk Collyns. This 1902 edition was limited to one thousand copies, first published in 1862. In the publisher's original brown cloth, with a frontispiece, all seven other monochrome plates, and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated complete. A tale of Collyns's pursuit of the wild red deer, a fascianting tale that communicates the obsession of a hunter. This edition is particularly attractive for featuring the illustrations of animal artist Edmund Caldwell, who captures both the sensitivity and majesty of the wild red deer. In the publisher's original brown cloth. Externally, the odd mark and scratch to boards, including an ink blot to front board. Slight rubbing to edges and joints, with a very faint split to cloth to tail of front joint. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, heavier to rear board top extremities. Offsetting and the odd spot to end papers. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and mostly clean, with the odd spot to leaf and plate extremities. Very Good. …