THE MOOR AND THE LOCH: CONTAINING MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS IN ALL HIGHLAND SPORTS. By John Colquhoun. In two volumes. Sixth edition, enlarged.
(1840) 1884 6th edition, enlarged, in two volumes. Small 8vo (150 x 200mm). Ppxviii + 478 + xiv + 500 + 2 pp ads. Tipped in photograph frontispieces and b/w plates. Dark blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt coat-of-arms on upper boards.
Volume one has deer-stalking; deer-driving; wild goats; roe-hunting; seal-shooting; capercailzie, grouse and black-game and ptarmigan shooting; mountain hares; woodcock and snipe, wildfowl on coast and loch; gundogs; and natural history of Bute. Volume two has much on the natural history of the Highlands and of sport; and on angling for salmon, salmo ferox, trout and sea-fish.
Volume one has deer-stalking; deer-driving; wild goats; roe-hunting; seal-shooting; capercailzie, grouse and black-game and ptarmigan shooting; mountain hares; woodcock and snipe, wildfowl on coast and loch; gundogs; and natural history of Bute. Volume two has much on the natural history of the Highlands and of sport; and on angling for salmon, salmo ferox, trout and sea-fish.
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35229
| Author | Colquhoun (John). (1805-1885). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 35229 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Some use, end-papers slightly scruffy, previous owner's details. A nice set. Information laid-in about a previous owner who had signed both volumes - Henry Peveril Le Mesurier. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1885 |
| Publisher | William Blackwood and Sons. |
| Place | Edinburgh and London. |