FIRST U.S. EDITION CARD COVERS pp x 308. A POOR BINDING WITH LOSS TO THE TOP OF THE SPINE WEAK HINGES LOSS OF FEP. CONTENTS AGE-TONED THROUGHOUT. A WORKING COPY. VERY SCARCE.
THE NEW EDITION CAREFULLY REVISED. QUARTO FINE BROWN FULL MOROCCO BINDING WITH ALL EDGES GILT. MANY ENGRAVED PLATES AFTER FIELDING CRESWICK ET AL. SLIGHT FOXING TO PRELIMS. INSCRIPTION THEN VERY CLEAN. AN ATTRACTIVE AND BRIGHT COPY.
FIRST EDITION. NEAR FINE IN DUSTWRAPPER. THIS BOOK IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO BIRD STUDIES AND TAKES ITS PLACE BESIDE DESMOND NETHERSOLE-THOMPSON`S FOUR EARLIER MONOGRAPHS. THE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR AND MONOCHROME BY DONALD WATSON HAVE ALL THE VERACITY AND ATMOSPHERE THAT ONE HAS COME TO EXPECT OF THIS GIFTED ARTIST.
