(1883) 1884 1st edn 2nd iss. Longmans, Green, & Co. London. Small 8vo. Ppiv,207. Pictorial green cloth printed in red with stag on upper board. Spine slightly frayed & general wear overall. Good only.
Notes: This is Jefferie's detailed account of the natural history, and the chase, of the Exmoor red deer. Red deer land, wild Exmoor, deer in summer, ways of deer, tracking deer by slot, the hunted stag, hind-hunting, a manor house in deer land, game notes and folklore. This is the second issue of the 1st edition, with title-page dated 1884. The true first edition has a title-page date of 1883, and apparently only two copies are known.
