By Abel Chapman
London   Gurney and Jackson
9" by 6.5" xii, 458pp.
A smart second edition of this ornithological study from naturalist Abel Chapman.
By Abel Chapman

1907 Bird-Life of the Borders on Moorland and Sea

London   Gurney and Jackson
9" by 6.5" xii, 458pp.
A smart second edition of this ornithological study from naturalist Abel Chapman.
£115.00
: 1kgs / : 956T49

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Folding Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Second edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding coloured map, twenty-five plates, and twenty-nine in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed ornithological study, with faunal notes extending over forty years, providing a commentary on the bird activity of the moorland and sea borders. With chapters on vernal migration, changes between seasons, stationery species, disease, nighttime activity, and more. Written by Abel Chapman, an English hunter-naturalist who contributed in saving the Spanish Ibex from extinction and helped in the establishment of South Africa's first game reserve.

Condition

In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers.

Very Good

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