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1846 Short Sketches of the Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands
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Description
First Edition, Leather Binding, Original Binding, Signed Binding
The first edition.
Bound by Gresswell in half calf with marbled paper to the boards, with their binder's label to the rear.
Charles St. John's detailed account of hunting in the Scottish Highlands, with descriptions of the wildlife. Charles St. John was an English naturalist and sportsman, detailing in this work his experiences with salmon fishing, poaching, and stag and fox hunting, with a series of chapters on the natural history of Scottish wildlife.
Condition
Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, wear to the extremities of the boards, with light rubbing to the marbled paper to the boards. Spotting to the endpapers, with a binder's label to the rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound with only the odd minor spot, heavier to the front and rear few pages.
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