TOMKIES, MIKE — In Spain's Secret Wilderness

London, Jonathan Cape. 1990, 1st UK Ed.. (ISBN: 0224027166) Hardcover. Ex-Library, Descriptions "of exotic wildlife made in the vast, sparsely-populated Iberian hinterland where tourists seldom ventured. First he found the rare birds - the mighty lammergeier, the endangered black vulture and imperial eagle, the black stork and other species that are now almost extinct elsewhere in Europe. As he penetrated further into spectacular mountains and lonely marshes he found the isolated haunts of the Spanish ibex, mongoose, wild boar, bear, wolf and lynx. he came to believe that Spain could justly claim . the richest wildlife in Europe" 240p. plates (col) crisp, tight copy, minimal signs of library ownership. Very Good/Very Good.