Gerald Lascelles — Thirty-Five Years in the New Forest

London, Edward Arnold, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of Gerald Lascelles important work on the New Forest. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. The Honourable Gerald William Lascelles (1849-1928) was Deputy Surveyor of the New Forest from 1880 to 1914. He wrote many works on sport, but is best remembered for this important book on the New Forest in Southern England. This work offers some history of the area and of his work, along with anecdotes of hunting, shooting and falconry in the New Forest. 7 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with damp staining to the front board and a little shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for offsetting to the end papers. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .