1905 British Bird Life Being Popular Sketches of Every Species of Bird Now Regularly Nesting in the British Isles

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

First edition, first impression. Illustrated with sixty illustrations, including a frontispiece and many plates. Collated complete. A collection of sketches describing each individual species of bird regularly nesting in the British Isles, with a list of summer migrants and details of where these birds spend the winter months. With a total of one hundred and seventy-seven species included. Written by William Percival Westell, a British schoolmaster, author, and broadcaster known for his works on natural history. With an introduction from Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, a Scottish novelist, essayist, artist, antiquarian, horticulturalist, and prominent salmon angler. Illustrated by Arthur Martin, a British artist and photographer.