London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, and Co, 1894. 324pp, 11 plates [lacks plate of 'East from Blair Castle'] Fine copy with an attractive patterned red buckram with gilt lettered spine [trifle sunned], End-papers foxed and cracked and a few leaves roughly cut but otherwise a nice copy. Illustrated by Sir Edwin and Charles Landseer. Including an Account of the Nature and Habitats of the Red Deer, a Description of the Scottish Forests, and Historical notes on the Earlier Field-Sports of Scotland. With Highland Legends, etc etc. Reprint. Red buckram, gilt. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Thomas Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: J305
Title: DAYS of DEER-STALKING in the SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
Author: Scrope, William
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, and Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1894
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Bookseller catalogs: Sport;

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Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...