Lot Essay
Thomas Macdonald, was the head gamekeeper on the Dunrobin Estate and is mentioned in the second volume above, p.193, under the chapter entitled Visit To Dunrobin, 1872
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A MID-VICTORIAN FOUR-DRAW PLATED STALKING TELESCOPE, by Ross, London
With black rexine-covered barrel, bearing the inscription Presented By H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, To Thomas Macdonald, on H.R.H.'s First visit to Dunrobin Castle, 1866,
29¼in. (74cm) long, extended, with original leather case;
A copy of Leaves From The Journal of Our Life In The Highlands, From 1848 to 1861, 2nd edition, London 1868, the fly-leaf inscribed To Thomas Macdonald from Victoria R., Dunrobin, Sept. 11. 1872; and another volume entitled More Leaves From The Journal of A Life In The Highlands, From 1862 to 1882, London 1884 (3)
With black rexine-covered barrel, bearing the inscription Presented By H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, To Thomas Macdonald, on H.R.H.'s First visit to Dunrobin Castle, 1866,
29¼in. (74cm) long, extended, with original leather case;
A copy of Leaves From The Journal of Our Life In The Highlands, From 1848 to 1861, 2nd edition, London 1868, the fly-leaf inscribed To Thomas Macdonald from Victoria R., Dunrobin, Sept. 11. 1872; and another volume entitled More Leaves From The Journal of A Life In The Highlands, From 1862 to 1882, London 1884 (3)
Thomas Macdonald, was the head gamekeeper on the Dunrobin Estate and is mentioned in the second volume above, p.193, under the chapter entitled Visit To Dunrobin, 1872