The Birds of Brewery Creek
- Publisher : Oxford University Press
- Illustrations : col frontis, 22 plates (6 col)
Description:
First edition. Charming book chronicling a bird's year on Brewery Creek, Canada. Malcolm Macdonald (1901-1981) was a British politician, diplomat, naturalist, and son of the British Prime Minister, Ramsay Macdonald.
Condition
8vo, orig. cloth, mild wear to extremities, corners a bit bumped, several marks to rear board. Typescript, signed presentation letter from the author tipped-in at front: 'My dear Gwen, I am sending you a small book herewith, not because I think you will have the slightest desire to read it, but as a token of affectionate regards to you and Gerard. Please do not think that you should as much as read a sentence […]; but you may enjoy looking at the pictures.'