G J Whyte Melville — Digby Grand: An Autobiography

London, Longmans, Greene and Co. 1890. Leather. The first and very successful novel penned by George John Whyte-Melville. One of the twenty-one novels written by Whyte-Melville about hunting. George John Whyte-Melville was a Scottish novelist of the sporting-field and poet. He was educated at Eton after which he entered the army for several years. After his retirement from the army he began his flourishing literary career. There is a memorial fountain in his name in Fife, Scotland. In a half morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally, generally smart. light rubbing to spine and extremeties. Bookplate of a boar to front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are slightly age toned at edges due to paper used. Foredge is roughly cut. Clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .