8vo. iv, 341pp, [1]. Bound by Mudie in contemporary green half-morocco, marbled boards, tooled and lettered in gilt, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting.

A handsomely bound copy of an early edition of Scottish author George John Whyte-Meville’s (1821-1878) sporting novel, set in the West Country during the eighteenth century, notable for its vivid stag-hunting scenes.