GOING TO THE MOORS. By Ronald Eden.
1979 1st edition. 4to (182 x 242mm). Pp213. Colour frontispiece, b/w photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Mottled cream linen, stamped grouse motif printed in black to upper board, spine titled in black.
This is a good history of the annual migration of English sportsmen to the grouse moors of Scotland. A well researched, readable and well illustrated look at Scottish field sports. Chapters include: Born to the hill; Scotland discovered; A sporting resort; Taking a moor; The journey north; Highland quarters; The noble grouse; Dogs; Driving; August; Ladies!; By days; Painters in the heather; Fireside tales; Dining on grouse; A taste of Cromlix.
This is a good history of the annual migration of English sportsmen to the grouse moors of Scotland. A well researched, readable and well illustrated look at Scottish field sports. Chapters include: Born to the hill; Scotland discovered; A sporting resort; Taking a moor; The journey north; Highland quarters; The noble grouse; Dogs; Driving; August; Ladies!; By days; Painters in the heather; Fireside tales; Dining on grouse; A taste of Cromlix.
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Book Code
5366
| Author | Eden (Ronald). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 5366 |
| ISBN | 0719536316 / 0719536316. |
| Book Description | Bookplate to front end-paper. Minor marks else very good in price-clipped dust-wrapper, protected in clear plastic covering by previous owner. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1979 |
| Publisher | John Murray. |
| Place | London. |