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Edinburgh: David Douglas. 18682 David Douglas first edition hardback, faded green boards, no dj; good+ condition, sound binding, bookplate inside front cover; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. 1882.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Edinburgh [Scotland]: David Douglas, 1882 [6], xlvii, [1], 323pp, [1], printed on watermarked laid paper with deckled page edges, decorative endpapers, binding and hinges tight, top edges gilt. Complete with forty letter pressed etchings, as called for, with tissue guards intact. Interesting photographic bookplate from the library of A. M. Nairn at Lassintullich, an old sporting Lodge in Scotland. Covers show bumped corners, spine darkened, front cover sunned, loss to upper edge of the spine.

Edinburgh: Edmonston And Douglas, 1863. Original brown cloth in tidy condition, rubbed at the edges, 336pp, 24pp catalogue, previous owners bookplates. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

David Douglas, 1882. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, large octavo, green cloth lettered gilt to a lightly faded spine, top edge gilt, remaining edges rough-trimmed, pictorial endpapers, small splash mark to upper board, rubbed to extremities. The binding remains tight, the text is unmarked and clean, bookplate of a previous owner on front pastedown, 40 attractive tissue guarded engraved plates, b&w illustrations, xlvii + 323pp.

Edinburgh, 1882. St. John, Charles. NATURAL HISTORY AND SPORT IN MORAY. Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1882. Cloth, t.e.g. Illustrated endpapers. Uncut. Engraved frontispiece, title page vignette, and 38 full-page plates. The spine and covers are sunned, the cloth at the head is frayed and there is a large chip missing at the base of the spine. Internally clean, tight. Still a very good copy despite minor damage to the back strip.

Edmonston and Douglas, 1863-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. First edition without jacket on worn red cloth split down one side of outer board seam will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable

EDINBURGH, DAVID DOUGLAS, 1882. SECOND EDITION, QUARTO, GREEN CLOTH, TISSUE-GUARDED PLATES, INTERNALLY VERY GOOD BUT WITH DAMAGED SPINE - SPLIT AND WITH SOME LOSS AT THE TOP. HENCE, APPROPRIATELY PRICED. A GOOD READING COPY.

United Kingdom: Edmonston & Douglas. Very Good+. 1863. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. An 1863 1st edition hardcover, recently re-bound to a high standard, in navy blue cloth with bumped corners. The blue leather spine, with bright gilt lettering, is lightly bumped to the ends. The original text-block is in excellent condition, without cropping or annotation. The pages are occasionally very slightly foxed, the original rough-cut edges are tanned with the top edge gilt. A lovely copy. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; B&W Illustrations; 336 pages .

Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1863. FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. xlvii, [i], 336, 24 (ads). Black and white illustrations within pagination. Original textured maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards bordered with double blind rules. Binding somewhat rubbed, spine ends bumped. Dundee bookseller’s label and armorial bookplate of Peter Carmichael to front pastedown. The first edition of this posthumously published collection of observations by Scottish naturalist Charles St. John (1809-1856), which his wife Anne St. John edited anonymously. This copy was sold by Frederick Shaw of Dundee in the nineteenth century.

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1882. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. Royal 8vo. 26 x 18cm (external dims). Pp. xlviii, 324. Illustrated with 40 etchings (heliogravures) by George Reid and J. Wycliffe Taylor, and vignettes reproduced from the author's sketchbooks. Contemporary full tree calf, professionally and inconspicuously rebacked, gitl dulled to the spine, elaborate gilt dentelles to inside, very good. Original marbled end papers. Contents clean and tight, some spotting/foxing to front and rear blanks and half title otherwise pages clean and crisp, no inscriptions. A very good copy..

Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1863. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the natural history and sport of Moray, Scotland. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and many in-text images. A detailed commentary on the natural history and sporting pastimes of locals to Moray, Scotland, a historic area which borders the Aberdeenshire and Highlands. The work explores the surrounding area on a monthly basis, discussing the changes in nature and the different activities available. With a memoir of the author. Written by Charles St. John, an English naturalist and sportsman. Bound by Burn. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. A small split in the cloth to the tail of the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Small… Read More

Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1863. First Edition. Includes a memoir of the author by C.Innes, pp. [xiii]-xxix. Westwood & Satchell p. 185. 8vo. pp. xlvii, 336 + 24(ads). with half-title. frontis., title vignette & several text illus. original cloth (rubbed, spine ends little frayed). elala5535

Edinburgh: David Douglas , 1882. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 7". George Reid; J Wycliffe Taylor. . The first illustrated edition of this work on sport and natural history of Moray, Scotland. The first illustrated edition of this work, originally published without illustrations in 1863. The second edition of the text. A classic work on Scottish hunting, fishing, and shooting. A month by month record of sport and natural history observations in Moray, Scotland. Including a memoir and an autobiographical sketch of life at Rosehall. Featuring forty charming tissue-guarded etchings by George Reid and J. Wycliffe Taylor. Charles St. John was an English naturalist and sportsman. His work was influential in the development of red deer stalking in Scotland, and is known as an all-time classic. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, some chipping to the head and tail of the spine, some darkening to the spine, minor damp marking to the… Read More

Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1863. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, bound by Seton & Mackenzie in full midnight blue calf, raised bands, gilt spine, Merchiston Castle School in gilt laurel wreath on front cover, bookplate from the school presenting this to a student as 3rd prize in Chemistry, 1863-64. Very good with minor rubbing, 336 pp, illustrated. Account of hunting, fishing, etc. in NE Scotland. Merchiston Castle School is still in operation in Edinburgh; Scotland's only independent all-boys boarding school.

London: David Douglas, 1882. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 7". Sir George Reid; J Wycliffe Taylor . A beautifully illustrated edition of this work by English naturalist and sportsman, Charles William George St John. This work regards Moray in Scotland. First thus, the first illustrated edition of this work. This is the second edition of the text. Collated, complete with a frontispiece, title vignette and 38 plates. The plates to this work highlight the beauty of the highlands of Scotland. The sketches to this work are by George Reid and J Wycliffe Taylor. Sir George Reid was a Scottish artist best known for his landscapes. He was taught by William Niddrie and his versatile style brought him great popularity. This work covers an entire year in Moray, told on a month-by-month basis. St John discusses the phases of sport in Moray, the agriculture, its fauna, and landscape. A comprehensive study of the area, St John settled in the Laigh of Moray due to his enjoyment of the area and… Read More