A Tour in Sutherlandshire with Extracts from the Field-Books of a Sportsman and Naturalist ( 2 Volume set ) by St. John, Charles - 1884

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1884. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A very good two volume set in green cloth lettered in gilt. Just a little bubbling to the front board of volume one. Previous owner's smallish ex libris plate on the front fixed endpaper of each volume. Not foxed. Pp.xxvi,296; x,374 + 2pp publisher's adverts. 11 full-page plates + tail-pieces. This second edition has a new Appendix on the Fauna of Sutherland by J.A. Harvie-Brown and T.E. Buckley.

John Murray. 1849 John Murray first edition hardbacks, Murray's Home and Colonial Library series, set of two volumes; Good reading copies, fading to green embossed and decorated boards, Vol 1 has wear to spine, no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardback. 1st Edition.. 1849.

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1884. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 19 x 13cm. Pp. vol. I: xxvi + 296; vol. II: x+ 374; numerous b/w plates. Original green cloth bindings, very good. Contents clean and tight, origianl endpapers, no inscriptions, no foxing. A very good set..

London: John Murray, 1849 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first edition of Charles St. John's comprehensive account of field sports and natural history in Sutherland. The two volume first edition of this work, in the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispieces to each volume, and with four further plates to each volume. Collated, complete.Author Charles St John was an English naturalist and sportsman. His account of the stalking of the Muckle Hart of Benmore and was influential in the development of Scottish red deer stalking, and has been described as a classic among deer-stalkers. In this work, he gives an account of his exploration of Sutherland, as well as hunting, fishing, and the natural history of the area.With a sixteen page publisher's catalogue to the rear of volume II. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright, with discolouration to back strips. Bumping to spine heads and tails, with small losses of cloth in these… Read More

London: John Murray 1849. 8vo. 2 vols, 296 pp., 288 pp., + [16 pp., publisher's catalogue] Pleasant green blindstamped, gilt decorated publisher's cloth. Several woodcuts depicting highland scenes and game. Boards rather weathered, binding weakened, with some splitting to the cloth spines faded and worn, corners bumped, boards marked, sporadic foxing, particularly to early pages, but very limited in extent elsewhere. Prev owner's bookplate on pastedowns. . Good. Publisher's Cloth. 1849.

London: John Murray, 1849. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A first edition two-volume set of the author's comprehensive account of field sports and natural history in Sutherland. A first edition two-volume set of this work, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front paste down of both volumes, dated 1850. Frontispieces to both volumes. 2 plates to Volume I. 4 plates to Volume II. Collated complete. Charles St John (1809-1856) was an English naturalist and sportsman. His account of the stalking of the Muckle Hart of Benmore and was influential in the development of Scottish red deer stalking and has been described as a classic among deer-stalkers. In this work, he gives an account of his exploration of Sutherland, as well as hunting, fishing, and the natural history of the area. 16 delightful advertisements to the rear of Volume II. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, though spines are slightly sunned, and both… Read More