9780950214825 - Hunt Around the Highlands: on the Trail of Colonel Thornton by Brander, Michael (15 results)
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with slight age tone. DJ with some edge wear, slight fading to spine.
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1973). (1961) 1973 revised 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 223mm). Pp240. Colour frontispiece, b/w illustrations, map, brief bibliography, pictorial end-papers. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Browning to edges but good-plus in slightly fraye…d and used dust-wrapper. This is a revised and updated edition of "Soho for the Colonel" (1961). Colonel Thomas Thornton's classic, "A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England and Great Part of the Highlands of Scotland", took place in 1784. Michael Brander attempts to follow in his footsteps, making a comparison between Colonel Thornton's journey and the same route in 1959. The resulting hunt provides a book full of descriptions of sport, travel, inns, architecture and people, as seen both through Thornton's eyes in the 1780s and those of the author in the twentieth century. A little history, a little description, and many shooting and fishing stories. Chapters include: A stirrup cup; Drawing the home covert, Boroughbridge to Darlington; Tally O, Darlington to Lauder; Gone away, Lauder via Edinburgh and Glasgow to Tarbet; Tarbet to Dunkeld; Dunkeld to Speyside; Speyside; Grantown to Forres and back to Speyside; Sohowe, Inverness to Fort William; A gallop, Fort William to Inverary; View Holloa, Inverary to Hamilton, via Glasgow; In full cry again, Hamilton, via Edinburgh and Kelso to Wigton; Gone to ground, Wigton, via Kendal to Boroughbridge; Whoo whoop. Appendices are: Extract from Edinburgh Review; Chronological life of Colonel Thomas Thornton; Numbered notes on text. .
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1973). (1961) 1973 revised 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 223mm). Pp240. Colour frontispiece, b/w illustrations, map, brief bibliography, pictorial end-papers. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight browning to fore-edge but very good in sli…ghtly used dust-wrapper. This is a revised and updated edition of "Soho for the Colonel" (1961). Colonel Thomas Thornton's classic, "A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England and Great Part of the Highlands of Scotland", took place in 1784. Michael Brander attempts to follow in his footsteps, making a comparison between Colonel Thornton's journey and the same route in 1959. The resulting hunt provides a book full of descriptions of sport, travel, inns, architecture and people, as seen both through Thornton's eyes in the 1780s and those of the author in the twentieth century. A little history, a little description, and many shooting and fishing stories. Chapters include: A stirrup cup; Drawing the home covert, Boroughbridge to Darlington; Tally O, Darlington to Lauder; Gone away, Lauder via Edinburgh and Glasgow to Tarbet; Tarbet to Dunkeld; Dunkeld to Speyside; Speyside; Grantown to Forres and back to Speyside; Sohowe, Inverness to Fort William; A gallop, Fort William to Inverary; View Holloa, Inverary to Hamilton, via Glasgow; In full cry again, Hamilton, via Edinburgh and Kelso to Wigton; Gone to ground, Wigton, via Kendal to Boroughbridge; Whoo whoop. Appendices are: Extract from Edinburgh Review; Chronological life of Colonel Thomas Thornton; Numbered notes on text. .
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1973). (1961) 1973 revised 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 223mm). Pp240. Colour frontispiece, b/w illustrations, map, brief bibliography, pictorial end-papers. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. Bookplate of falconry…book collector Count Umbert Caproni di Taliedo. This is a revised and updated edition of "Soho for the Colonel" (1961). Colonel Thomas Thornton's classic, "A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England and Great Part of the Highlands of Scotland", took place in 1784. Michael Brander attempts to follow in his footsteps, making a comparison between Colonel Thornton's journey and the same route in 1959. The resulting hunt provides a book full of descriptions of sport, travel, inns, architecture and people, as seen both through Thornton's eyes in the 1780s and those of the author in the twentieth century. A little history, a little description, and many shooting and fishing stories. Chapters include: A stirrup cup; Drawing the home covert, Boroughbridge to Darlington; Tally O, Darlington to Lauder; Gone away, Lauder via Edinburgh and Glasgow to Tarbet; Tarbet to Dunkeld; Dunkeld to Speyside; Speyside; Grantown to Forres and back to Speyside; Sohowe, Inverness to Fort William; A gallop, Fort William to Inverary; View Holloa, Inverary to Hamilton, via Glasgow; In full cry again, Hamilton, via Edinburgh and Kelso to Wigton; Gone to ground, Wigton, via Kendal to Boroughbridge; Whoo whoop. Appendices are: Extract from Edinburgh Review; Chronological life of Colonel Thomas Thornton; Numbered notes on text. .
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Seller: Henffordd Books, Herefordshire, United KingdomHenffordd Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition, 1973. Slight rubbing to edges of dust-jacket, now protected using removable clear wrap, otherwise in excellent condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us w…ith any enquiries.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tight and clean, map to rear.
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Revised Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 240p., [12]p. of plates, [2] leaves of plates (1 fold) : ill. (incl 1 col.), 1 map, 1 port ; 23cm. Subjects: Highlands (Scotland) -- Description a…nd travel. 1 Kg.
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Revised Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 240p., [12]p. of plates, [2] leaves of plates (1 fold) : ill. (incl 1 col.), 1 map, 1 port ; 23cm. Subjects: Highlands (Scotland) -- Description a…nd travel. 1 Kg.
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Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United KingdomThe London Bookworm
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Revised Edition. Green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial pastedowns. Colour frontispiece showing painting of Colonel Thornton 'breaking cover' illustrated with a further twelve pages of black and white photographs. including mapUnclipped dust jacket In 1959 Michael Brander followed… the route allegedly taken by Colonel Thomas Thornton in 1784 True 1st was published,MacGibbon & Kee,1961 and written by Douglas Saund .
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Seller: Castle Hill Books, Llandrindod Wells, United KingdomCastle Hill Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 239pp, illustrated, xlib, bound in green cloth with dustwrapper; Octavo.
Published by Gloucester: The Standfast Press, 1973
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Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United KingdomBookLovers of Bath
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Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: A hint of edgewear to the dust wrapper. The contents very gently age-toned; Hardback. Dust wrapper over green boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5½" (0.9 kg); pp 239; Bibliography; Includes: Black & white plates;…Fold-out maps (1); Colour frontispiece; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #192816 ||.
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Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United KingdomThe London Bookworm
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Revised Edition. Green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial pastedowns. Colour frontispiece showing painting of Colonel Thornton 'breaking cover' illustrated with a further twelve pages of black and white photographs. including mapUnclipped dust jacket In 1959 Michae…l Brander followed the route allegedly taken by Colonel Thomas Thornton in 1784 True 1st was published,MacGibbon & Kee,1961 and written by Douglas Saund .
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- First Edition
Seller: Forster Books, Chelwood Gate, SUSSE, United KingdomForster Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Rare copy. One owner from new.
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