Item #4559 British Deer Heads. H. F. Wallace.
British Deer Heads
British Deer Heads
British Deer Heads

British Deer Heads

London: Country Life, 1913. Limited Edition 600 numbered copies. Hardcover. An illustrated record of the Exhibition organized by Country Life and held at the Royal Water Colour Society's Gallery June 26th to July 10th 1913. 112 pp, 225 ill of Scottish red dder, English Red Deer, New Zealand Reed Deer. Roe Deer, Fallow Deer and Irish Red Deer. Large format. Gives hunter and various measurements for each head pictured, all presumably top records at the time. Measurements were taken by Rowland Ward. This is copy # 361 of only 600 numbered copies. An unusually clean, fine copy in orig. white gilt cloth. This copy from the library of noted naturalist Sir Edmund Loder, his engraved bookplate inside front cover. Loder was also on the executive committee of men who selected the trophies and organized the book so this is a particularly nice association copy. Laid inside are also two pages showing a typical Irish head and a fine old Scottish head. Near Fine. Item #4559

Price: $500.00