The moor and the loch : containing minute instructions in all Highland sports
by Colquhoun, John (1805-1885)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Edinburgh ; London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1888. 7th Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in contemporary half aniline calf over marble boards. Gilt-cross bands with a gilt-.blocked leather label. Spine compartments uniformly blind-tooled. Bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and toned as with age. Scans on request. Physical description: 496 pages. [16] leaves of plates : ill., photos., ports. ; 20 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Hunting � Scotland � Highlands. Fishing. Genre: Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The moor and the loch : containing minute instructions in all Highland sports
- Author
- Colquhoun, John (1805-1885)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Publisher
- Edinburgh ; London : William Blackwood and Sons
- Date Published
- 1888
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