Autumns on the Spey

Description:

New limited edition (first published 1872, John Van Voorst). Edition limited to 799 numbered copies of which 139 are bound in leather (this copy No. 29). Illustrations from tinted lithographic plates by Joseph Wolf. Arthur Edward Knox (1808-1886) is best known for his works on the birds of Sussex, where he lived most of his life. He was a keen observer of natural history, particularly birds, and an all-round sportsman. As a guest of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, he was a frequent visitor in autumn to Speyside for deer and grouse hunting and fishing for salmon. His field notes of these visits are recorded in this book.

Condition

Small 8vo (198x130mm), orig. green leather, gilt, marbled endpapers, in cloth covered slipcase.