The art of deer-stalking;. illustrated by a narrative of a few days' sport in the forest of Atholl, with some account of the nature and habits of the red deer, and a short description of the Scotch forests; legends, superstitions; stories of poachers and freebooters, &c. &c. By William Scrope, Esq., F.L.S. ... Illustrated by engravings and lithographs, after paintings by Edwin and Charles Landseer, Esqrs., and by the author.
William Scrope (1772-1852)
Category
Books
Date
1838
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 3217268
Summary
Bibliographic description
xix, [1], 436 p., plates :. ill. ;. 8vo. Provenance: pencil inscription "Jura" [ie.e probably Charles Graham Campbell (1880-), last laird of Jura]. Binding: half green morocco; green cloth over boards; gold-stamped centrepiece of deerhound; marbled endpapers and edges; title gold-lettered direct onto spine: Scrope's Art of deer-stalking. Binder's ticket on upper pastedown: Bound by Carss & Coy. Glasgow.
Makers and roles
William Scrope (1772-1852), author Charles Landseer (1799-1873), artist Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (London 1802 - London 1873), artist John Murray (1808-1892), engraver and publisher