Forest Birds: Their Haunts and Habits. Short Studies from Nature
- Collection : A fine ornithological and natural history library
- Publisher : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : 8 b/w plates, 18 text figs, text illus
Description:
First edition. Scarce. 'The chief aim of the writer of this little volume has been to accurately record his own experience and observations in the life history of the eight species of birds described in its pages.' - Author's Preface. The birds are: The Green Woodpecker, The Tree Creeper, the Nuthatch, The Woodpigeon, The Stock Dove, The Sparrow-Hawk, The Tawny Owl, The Waterhen.
Mullens & Swann p. 686.
Condition
Small 8vo (187x125mm), orig. green cloth, bevelled boards, gilt; rubbed to head/foot of spine. Occasional light marginal finger soiling; ink spot to front endpapers and ink stain to bottom edge of three plates and a couple of adjacent pages. Tissue guards browned. Good. Two ownership signatures, including that of New Zealand bird artist, Raymond Ching.
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