1903 Bird Life in Wild Wales

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifty-nine images, forty of which are on plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive ornithological study of the wild areas of Wales. With chapters on well-known feathered outlaws, ravens in Wales, some birds of the stream, sea birds at Tenby, rare birds in the principality, and more. Written by John Arthington Walpole-Bond, an English ornithologist and writer. Illustrated by Oliver Gregory Pike, a British naturalist, wildlife photographer, author and early nature documentary pioneer, specialising in the study of bird life. Publisher's advertisements to the rear.