WILD SPORTS & NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HIGHLANDS
Wild Sports & Natural History of the Highlands
St John, Charles. London: Gurney and Jackson, 1927.
8vo., xxix, (1), 472pp including index. Colour illustrated frontis plus 38 plates, 28 in colour after paintings by G. Denholm Armour and Edwin Alexander. Some text illustrations. Bound in deep greyish-green cloth, lettered in gilt spine. Leaf edges uncut.
Spine lightly and uniformly sun-faded, Slight crack of paper at hinge of half title page, not affecting tightness of binding. Head and tail of spine very slightly crushed. Otherwise a lovely, clean, unread copy.
Charles St John (1809-1856), Scottish naturalist.
A new edition of his classic work, beautifully illustrated, with a detailed introduction by Sir Herbert Maxwell.
$120.00 CDN