William Henry Hudson — Birds in a Village

London, Chapman & Hall, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this ornithological treatise on the birds of Britain, by the Anglo-Argentine naturalist William Henry Hudson. The first edition.  In the publisher's original brown cloth binding.  A treatise on the native birds of Britain, with some rural impressions of the English countryside, with sections on 'Moor-hens in Hyde Park', 'The Eagle and the Canary', 'Chanticleer', amongst others.  Wrtten by Anglo-Argentine author, naturalist and ornithologist William Henry Hudson, who had the Patagonian birds Knipolegus hudsoni and Asthenes hudsoni  named after him.   In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, light fading to spine, with slight bumping to the head and tail. Faint marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot to the front and rear, and minor age toning to edges. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .