The Wild-Fowl and Sea-Fowl of Great Britain

Description:

Illustrated with plates by the British landscape and coastal painter Bryan Hook (1856-1925). Denham Jordan (1836-1920), a Victorian naturalist and writer, is chiefly remembered for his contributions to ornithology, with a particular focus on the study and illustration of waterfowl. Based in Dorking, he spent extended periods exploring the North Kent marshes, where he observed both birdlife and the character of the local communities, remarking in his preface on the “quaintness and originality” of the marshland people. This engaging work blends careful ornithological observation with evocative descriptions of the landscape.

Mullens & Swann p. 320.

Condition

8vo, cont. green half leather, raised bands, brown leather title piece to spine, gilt tooled bird motif to compartments, rubbed/worn to extremities, spine faded. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Endpapers lightly foxed. Vg. Attractive book-plate of the ornithologist J.E. Wightman, by E.E. Clark.