Author:
SCROPE William
Title:
The Art Of Deer Stalking, Illustrated by a Narrative of a Few Days Sport in the Forest of Atholl, With Some Account of the Nature and Habits of Red Deer, and a Short Description of the Scotch Forests with Days And Nights Of Salmon Fishing In The River Tweed, With A Short Account Of The Natural History And Habits Of The Salmon
Price:
£950.00
Year:
1838/1843
Edition:
1st Edn,
Publisher:
John Murray
Summary:
xix (i)- 436 + xvii (iii) - 298, two volumes, top edges gilt, a matching pair bound by Bickers & Sons in a full crushed dark green morroco with the original cloth front and rear cloth binding bound in at the rear. The covers with gilt lined borders with ornate corner pieces. The spines in 6 compartments with gilt titles and central gilt motif within ruled borders. The Deer Stalking, illustrated with frontis and 10 full page engravings and lithographs by Edwin and Charles Landseer and the author. The Salmon Fishing illustrated with13 lithograph and wood engravings by L. Haghe, T Landseer and S. Williams from paintings, includes flies coloured by hand. A fine set of Scropes classic titles of fishing and stalking in Scotland. Schwerdt Vol II 154/55, WS 191 ?950
Ref:
23721
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