THE STORY OF THE TWEED. By The Right Honourable Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart. With illustrations by D.Y. Cameron.
Folio (300 x 400mm). 1905 1st edition. Ppxi,270. Title-page vignette and 20 full-page engravings by D.Y. Cameron. Olive green cloth, titled and ruled in gilt on upper board and spine.
Contents: I. From Tweed's Well to Drummelzier; II. From Biggarfoot to Ettrick Water; III. Ettrick and Yarrow; IV. Abbotsford, Melrose, and Eildon; V. From Lauderdale to Dryburgh; VI. From Mertoun to Kelso; VII. Teviotdale and Borthwick Water; VIII. From Slitrig to Jed Water; IX. Jedburgh; X. From Kalemouth to Coldstream; XI. Norham Castle and Whitadder; XII. Berwick-on-Tweed; XIII. Tweedside Angling. The 17-page chapter on Tweed angling is half on trout fishing in the Tweed catchment, and half about salmon fishing. This first edition was limited to 375 numbered copies. There was a second, unlimited, edition published in 1909.
Contents: I. From Tweed's Well to Drummelzier; II. From Biggarfoot to Ettrick Water; III. Ettrick and Yarrow; IV. Abbotsford, Melrose, and Eildon; V. From Lauderdale to Dryburgh; VI. From Mertoun to Kelso; VII. Teviotdale and Borthwick Water; VIII. From Slitrig to Jed Water; IX. Jedburgh; X. From Kalemouth to Coldstream; XI. Norham Castle and Whitadder; XII. Berwick-on-Tweed; XIII. Tweedside Angling. The 17-page chapter on Tweed angling is half on trout fishing in the Tweed catchment, and half about salmon fishing. This first edition was limited to 375 numbered copies. There was a second, unlimited, edition published in 1909.
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32003
| Author | Maxwell (Herbert Eustace). (1845-1937). |
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| Book Code | 32003 |
| ISBN | B00GWJFAG2. |
| Book Description | Light foxing but a very good copy. Prelims carry 3 bookplates: firstly that of W.H. Lever of Thornton Manor, Cheshire, secondly Sir W. Hesketh Lever, Bart., and thirdly Baron Leverhulme of Bolton-le-Moors. This edition was limited to 375 numbered copies, |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1905 |
| Publisher | James Nisbet and Co. |
| Place | London. |