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KNOX, John (1720–1790). A Tour Through the Highlands of Scotland and the Hebride Isles, in MDCCLXXXVI. London: Printed for J. Walter, [et al], 1787. 8vo. Errata. Modern drab boards, printed spine label (lower inner hinge cracked, a bit of toning to title). Provenance: William Mackenzie (owner inscription dated 1888 on title); a member of the British Fisheries Society. FIRST EDITION of the author’s proposal to create as many as 50 fishing villages with several other improvements in the Highlands to which was commended by a Parliamentary committee on the Scottish fisheries that led to the formation of the British Fisheries Society. The society later commissioned Knox to travel even more extensively in Scotland and upon his return was awarded a gold medal for his work.