Short Sketches of the Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands
de Charles St. John
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Murray, 1861. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. A smartly bound new edition of this collection of sketches on the wild sports of the Scottish Highlands. New edition. A collection of sketches on the wild sports and natural history of the Scottish Highlands, with chapters on the lakes, grouse shooting, wild cats, salmon fishing, poaching, hen harriers, weasels and ferrets, wild geese, stag hunting, the migration of birds. fox hunting, and more. Written by Charles St. John, an English naturalist and sportsman. Bound in half crushed morocco with patterned boards. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Booth Bird Museum Brighton bookplate to the front pastedown with their ink stamp to the title page and the odd page. Very Good Indeed
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 903T23
- Título
- Short Sketches of the Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands
- Autor
- Charles St. John
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1861
- Tamaño
- 7" by 4.5"
- Palabras clave
- Sketches Wild Sports Natural History Highlands Wild Sports
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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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- New
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- Morocco
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