THE RED DEER OF LANGWELL AND BRAEMORE 1880 - 1934. By the Duke of Portland, K.G., G.C.V.O. With a brief account of the flora of Caithness by Robert Moyes Adam, F.L.S.

1935 1st edition. Square small 4to (185 x 239mm). Ppxii,174. Four colour plates after paintings by W. Egginton, R.I., R.C.A., and b/w photographs. Blue cloth, spine and upper board titled in gilt.

An account of stags killed at Langwell and Braemore with detailed measurements and many b/w photographs of mounted heads and antlers. Intended as a supplement to the Duke of Portland's earlier "Fifty Years and More of Sport in Scotland," which gave much background on the duke's management of the estates and attempts at improving the quality of the red deer. The account of the Flora of Caithness is given in an appendix. Additional notes on local natural history include a photograph of a 62lb cased salmon taken in the nets at Berriedale in 1894.