{"product_id":"1878-2vol-the-moor-the-loch-by-john-colquhoun-antique-sport-hunting-book-set","title":"1878 2vol The Moor \u0026 The Loch by John Colquhoun Antique Sport Hunting Book Set","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   1878 2vol The Moor \u0026amp; The Loch by John Colquhoun Antique Sport Hunting Book Set\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  The Moor And The Loch - Containing Minute Instructions In All Highland Sports.\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  By John Colquhoun\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  Published by William Blackwood And Sons: Edinburgh 1878 4th Edition Enlarged\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n         \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n           \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \u003cstrong\u003e\n                Complete 2 Volume Set - Original Gilt Decorated Embossed Cloth Bindings - All 16 Plates Present As Called For.\n               \u003c\/strong\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               John Colquhoun's celebrated The Moor and the Loch is one of the classic nineteenth-century works devoted to the field sports, wildlife and sporting traditions of the Scottish Highlands. First published in 1840, the work grew substantially through successive editions as Colquhoun revised and expanded his observations drawn from a lifetime spent among the moors, mountains and lochs of Scotland. This desirable 1878 Fourth Edition, Enlarged, was issued by William Blackwood and Sons in two substantial volumes and represents a considerably developed form of Colquhoun's influential sporting work.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Across the two volumes Colquhoun provides detailed practical instruction and personal observations covering an exceptionally broad range of Highland pursuits. Subjects include deer-stalking, grouse and black-game shooting, wildfowl and other game, sporting dogs, salmon and trout fishing, loch fishing and Highland fieldcraft, together with extensive discussion of the habits and habitats of Scottish wildlife. Colquhoun writes as an experienced sportsman and natural observer, combining practical advice with anecdotes and descriptions of Highland landscapes and sporting life, making the work as much a record of nineteenth-century Scottish country life and natural history as a sporting manual.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               The set is particularly attractive for its extensive period illustration, containing all 16 plates present as called for across the two volumes. These include sporting and natural-history subjects associated with the text, among them grouse and black-game and the evocative portrait of a Highland deer-stalker with his long-barrelled flintlock rifle. The illustrations complement Colquhoun's first-hand descriptions and contribute considerably to the appeal of this enlarged edition for collectors of Scottish, sporting, hunting, fishing and natural-history literature.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Especially desirable is the survival of the complete two-volume set in its original publisher's cloth bindings. The dark green cloth boards feature attractive embossed botanical decoration surrounding gilt sporting game vignettes, with gilt titles and volume numbers to the spines — a handsome example of Victorian sporting-book design. Complete sets retaining their matching original decorated bindings and full complement of plates have considerable display appeal, and this 1878 edition provides an impressive combination of classic Highland sporting literature, period illustration and original Victorian decorative binding.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               General wear, bumping and fading etc to covers with some loss to outer spines as shown. Binding is in good shape with no loose pages. All plates present as called for. Small prior owner name on half title page. Pages with some age toning and light foxing present. A nice 2 volume set in good condition overall.  Please study photos to further understand condition.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n           \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n         \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n       \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n  \u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n    \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n     \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cbr\u003e\n     \u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/font\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\n     Size 20cm x 14cm x 4cm\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      \u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\n       Volume 1 has 408 Pages\n      \u003c\/span\u003e\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      \u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\n       Volume 2 has 462 Pages\n      \u003c\/span\u003e\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48929791639691,"sku":null,"price":144.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/61698ecb-ea35-4c5c-91d7-24ef50e66a80.jpg?v=1787023244","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/1878-2vol-the-moor-the-loch-by-john-colquhoun-antique-sport-hunting-book-set","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}