Highland Sports and Highland Quarters. By Herbert Byng Hall ; with illustrations. Vol 1 of 2. LONDON : 1847.
by HALL, Herbert Byng 1805-1883. [ Henry Arthur Blyth ]
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London: H. Hurst, 27 King William Street, Charing Cross. , 1847. Not Given . Hardcover. Good Plus. Illustrations. LONDON : 1847. [ Undated: the British Hardback. Vol 1 of 2. Frontispiece and 5 other plates (all with tissue-guards). Original red textured cloth; gilt lettered spine. Gilt pictorial cover; blind-stamped decoration. Original pale-yellow end-papers. Untrimmed edges as issued. Armorial bookplate of Henry Arthur Blyth. Bright, tight and clean. No internal markings. Wear to head and foot of spine. Strong and sound. GOOD. (vi), 208 pages. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.
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- Rosley Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 054770
- Title
- Highland Sports and Highland Quarters. By Herbert Byng Hall ; with illustrations. Vol 1 of 2. LONDON : 1847.
- Author
- HALL, Herbert Byng 1805-1883. [ Henry Arthur Blyth ]
- Illustrator
- Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Not Given
- Publisher
- H. Hurst, 27 King William Street, Charing Cross.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- Hunting Scotland ; Anecdotes. Sports stories Scotland. Highlands (Scotland) Social life and customs. Scotland Description and travel, 1801-1900.
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