Birds and the War

Description:

First edition. Scarce. A fascinating and poignant work. At the start of the First World War, Hugh Stewart Gladstone commenced, 'to collect all the information I could regarding its effects upon bird life.' - Preface. He accumulated a large collection of scientific papers and newspaper cuttings which formed the basis of this book. Sections include; Utility and Economy of Birds; Sufferings of Birds in the War; Behaviour of Birds in the War Zones; Effect of the War on Birds and, in Conclusion, Ornithologists killed in the War.

Condition

Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth. Bookplate of Lewis Balfour Bequest to the British Ornithologists' Union. Some slight foxing to page edges and prelims. Light ink stamp 'For Review' to title page. Good.