FIRST EDITION. NEAR FINE IN DW. SLIGHTLY FADED SPINE. INSCRIPTION TO FEP. THE CLASSIC MONOGRAPH MOULD THIS STUDY OF TYTO ALBA IS THE PRODUCT OF ALMOST 40 YEARS FIELD WORK BY ITS AUTHORS AND COMPLEMENTARY OBSERVATIONS BY OTHER DEDICATED ORNITHOLOGISTS IN BRITAIN THE USA AND EUROPE. THE RESULT IS A DETAILED BALANCED ACCOUNT BASED ON INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BARN OWL IN VARYING HABITATS IN BRITAIN COMPARING AS APPROPRIATE THIS RACE`S BEHAVIOUR WITH THAT OF SUB-SPECIES IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD. THERE ARE MAJOR CHAPTERS ON BREEDING AND GENERAL BEHAVIOUR FEEDING DISTRIBUTION ETC BUT VOICE IS RIGHTLY GIVEN A FULL TREATMENT. THE TEXT IS GRACED BY IAN WILLIS`S FINE DRAWINGS AND THERE ARE 31 PHOTOGRAPHS PLUS A COLOUR FRONISPIECE.
FIRST EDITION. VERY GOOD IN DW. FADED SPINE. THE CLASSIC MONOGRAPH MOULD THIS STUDY OF TYTO ALBA IS THE PRODUCT OF ALMOST 40 YEARS FIELD WORK BY ITS AUTHORS AND COMPLEMENTARY OBSERVATIONS BY OTHER DEDICATED ORNITHOLOGISTS IN BRITAIN THE USA AND EUROPE. THE RESULT IS A DETAILED BALANCED ACCOUNT BASED ON INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BARN OWL IN VARYING HABITATS IN BRITAIN COMPARING AS APPROPRIATE THIS RACE`S BEHAVIOUR WITH THAT OF SUB-SPECIES IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD. THERE ARE MAJOR CHAPTERS ON BREEDING AND GENERAL BEHAVIOUR FEEDING DISTRIBUTION ETC BUT VOICE IS RIGHTLY GIVEN A FULL TREATMENT. THE TEXT IS GRACED BY IAN WILLIS`S FINE DRAWINGS AND THERE ARE 31 PHOTOGRAPHS PLUS A COLOUR FRONISPIECE.
THE TITLE PAGE OF THIS BOOK IS MISSING SO I CANNOT VOUCH FOR THE PUBLISHER OR THE DATE BUT THE FIRST EDITION WAS PRODUCED IN EDINBURGH BY BELL AND BRADFUTE IN 1798. LARGE FOLIO (28 BY 42 CM) LATER REBINDING IN HALF LEATHER RAISED BAND GILT DECORATION TO THE SPINE RED TITLE LABLE MARBLED ENDPAPERS. BOUND INTO THE FRONT IS A FOUR PAGE HAND-WRITTEN INDEX IN 19TH CENTURY COPPERLATE. THE BINDING IS ATTRACTIVE TIGHT THE PAGES VERY CLEAN. BOOKPLATE OF WILLIAM HENRY MASON TO THE FRONT PASTEDOWN. SOME COPIES REFER TO ARMORIAL PLATES IN THE TEXT BUT NOT IN THIS COPY. 562 pp. EXTRA POSTAGE FOR OVERSEAS.
3 VOLUMES IN FINE CONDITION IN A FINE SLIPCASE ALL ILLUSTRATED BY ALEXY PENDL. THE LAST CHRONICLE OF BARSET:- INTRODUCED BY A.N. WILSON. THE SMALL HOUSE AT ALLINGTON INTRODUCED BY MARGARET MARKWICK. FRAMLEY PARSONAGE INTRODUCED BY ANTONIA FRASER.THIRD PRINTING.
