THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SPORT IN SCOTLAND WITH ROD AND GUN. By Tom Speedy.
(1884) 1920 1st edition thus. 4to (200 x 260mm). Ppxxviii,440. Illustrated with a photograph portrait frontispiece, b&w plates and text figures by J.G. Millais. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt vignette (eagle with hare) on upper board.
A wide-ranging and comprehensive work on natural history and sport in Scotland, based on the author's own experiences as a gamekeeper. Largely on grouse shooting, deer stalking and dog breaking, but includes lengthy chapters on trout and salmon fishing. This is based on Sport In The Highlands And Lowlands Of Scotland With Rod And Gun (1884), but has been extensively revised and newly illustrated by J.G. Millais.
A wide-ranging and comprehensive work on natural history and sport in Scotland, based on the author's own experiences as a gamekeeper. Largely on grouse shooting, deer stalking and dog breaking, but includes lengthy chapters on trout and salmon fishing. This is based on Sport In The Highlands And Lowlands Of Scotland With Rod And Gun (1884), but has been extensively revised and newly illustrated by J.G. Millais.
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45109
| Author | Speedy (Thomas). (b. 1846). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 45109 |
| ISBN | B000XKGXC6. |
| Book Description | Boards and spine rubbed and slightly marked, slightly shaken as usual but good. Flyfishers' Club Library bookplate and release label to front paste-down. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1920 |
| Publisher | William Blackwood & Sons. |
| Place | Edinburgh. |