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Scrope, William.
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description
- The Art of Deer Stalking. London: John Murray, 1838, first edition, engraved frontispiece, additional pictorial title and 10 plates
Ibid. Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed. London: John Murray, 1843, first edition, tinted lithographed frontispiece, additional pictorial title and 11 plates, most tinted
together 2 volumes, 8vo (231 x 141mm.), uniformly bound in green morocco by Riviere, triple-fillet gilt border, spine in six compartments elaborately gilt, the second and third lettered in gilt, gilt inside dentelles, gilt edges, some light spotting and staining particularly to Salmon Fishing
together 2 volumes, 8vo (231 x 141mm.), uniformly bound in green morocco by Riviere, triple-fillet gilt border, spine in six compartments elaborately gilt, the second and third lettered in gilt, gilt inside dentelles, gilt edges, some light spotting and staining particularly to Salmon Fishing
Literature
Schwert II, p.155
Catalogue Note
William Scrope (1772–1852) was an artist, classical scholar, enthusiastic sportsman and intimate of Sir Walter Scott.