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    By H. Guthrie-Smith
    Edinburgh   William Blackwood and Sons
    8.5" by 5.5" xix, [3], 195pp
    The first edition of comprehensive study on birds residing on islands and shores, with photographs throughout.
    By H. Guthrie-Smith

    1925 Bird Life on Island and Shore

    Edinburgh   William Blackwood and Sons
    8.5" by 5.5" xix, [3], 195pp
    The first edition of comprehensive study on birds residing on islands and shores, with photographs throughout.
    £40.00
    : 0.75kgs / : 905Y59
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    Description

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

    The first edition of this work in the original cloth binding.

    Illustrated with a frontispiece of Kanuka Scrub and a plethora of mounted photographs throughout. 

    William Herbert Guthrie-Smith was a conservationist and felt strongly about the protection of New Zealand habitats. In the preface to this work, he pleads for the protection of native birds. 

    This book is compiled of fascinating descriptions of species alongside beautiful photography by the author. 


    Condition

    In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Rubbing to the cloth and bumping to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with slight offsetting to the endpapers.

    Very Good

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