The Moor and the Loch
by John Colquhoun
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1840. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 6". None. A scarce volume on highland sports, illustrated and in a decorative binding. This work details the highland sports and habits of game and wild animals in the Highlands of Scotland.Written by John Colquhoun.With a pictorial cloth binding depicting a pigeon.Illustrated throughout with vignettes and full plates, including a full plate frontispiece. In a full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with a little general wear and bumping to extremities. Some tape residue to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are a touch spotted most noticeably to the edges. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 767R2
- Title
- The Moor and the Loch
- Author
- John Colquhoun
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- John Colquhoun Highlands Scottish History Scottish Highlands Highlands
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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