1878 Sketches Of Wild Sports In The Highlands Antique Sport Reference Book
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description: 1878 Sketches Of Wild Sports In The Highlands Antique Sport Reference Book Sketches Of The Wild Sports & Natural History Of THE HIGHLANDS By Charles St. John Illustrated Edition Published by John Murray: London 1878 In Original Gilt Decorated Cloth Bindings - All Illustrations Present As Called For. Provenance: Ex George Bennett, M.D., Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1804-1893) " Charles St. John's Sketches Of The Wild Sports & Natural History Of The Highlands is one of the classic nineteenth-century accounts of sporting life and natural history in the Scottish Highlands. First published in 1846, the work grew from St. John's personal journals and observations made during years spent in northern Scotland, particularly Morayshire. Combining the eye of the naturalist with the experiences of the sportsman, St. John records the habits of Highland wildlife alongside vivid accounts of the landscape, people and sporting traditions of the region. The work ranges widely across grouse and wildfowl shooting, deer stalking, salmon and trout fishing, falconry, poaching and gamekeeping, while also providing detailed observations of eagles, wildcats, otters, seals, deer and numerous species of birds and fish. St. John was particularly admired for describing animals within their natural surroundings rather than merely cataloguing them, giving the book an engaging mixture of field observation, anecdote and sporting adventure. The work became sufficiently popular to pass through seven editions before the publication of this important 1878 edition. Published by John Murray in London, this 1878 Illustrated Edition is the first illustrated edition of the work, produced specifically to provide a substantial pictorial accompaniment to St. John's celebrated descriptions. It contains numerous engraved illustrations of Highland scenery, wildlife and sporting episodes, including deer stalking, grouse shooting and salmon fishing, with work by noted artists including Harriso…
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