BRITISH BIRDS With a Chapter on Structure and Classification By Frank E. Beddard, F.R.S.

"A New Impression With eight fine colourplates of birds from drawings by A. Thorburn and eight plates plus 100 illustrations within the text in black and white from drawings by G.E. Lodge, and three illustrations from nature photography by R.B. Lodge. 8vo, in a fine and handsome contemporary school prize binding of full brown smooth calf by the Lawrence bindery of Rugby, the boards with double-rule frame with circular corner-pieces, the upper cover with large central garter emblem of Rugby School, the spine with finely tooled compartments between gilt stippled raised bands, each compartment with a central gilt tool of a pheasant or partridge, one compartment with a tan morocco label gilt lettered and ruled, gilt hatched board edges, blind-tooled turn-ins, marbled endpapers. With two engraved bookplates, being one on the front paste-down and one on the front fly. xxii, 363 pp. Essentially a fine copy with just a bit of expected mellowing to the paper but with very little evidence of use and with no wear, the binding solid and very attractive and in fine condition as well.

Edizione: a handsome english ornithology. one of the most notable works of anglo-argentine author, naturalist and ornithologist william henry hudson. hudson was a keen observer, well-being one of the best observers of birds there ever has been.  he was also an equally keen listener, and could not only identify by ear virtually every species he encountered, but could also tell many individual birds apart from one and other of their own kind. his works helped foster the back-to-nature movement of the 1920s and 1930s and he was a founding member of the royal society for the protection of birds.<br> even over 120 years later, hudson remains a joy to read; he describes birds as if they were family. his writings were publicly admired by all sorts of people, including alfred russel wallace and joseph conrad.