R. B. Lodge [Reginald B. Lodge] — Bird-Hunting Through Wild Europe

London, Robert Culley, [1908]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Reginald Lodge's account of his quest to find and photograph rare birds across South and East Europe. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome photographic frontispiece, and one hundred and twenty-three photographic plates from the author.As well as narrating the discovery of birds such as the Little Bittern and the Black-Necked Grebe, Lodge also recounts the kindness and hospitality of strangers in this ornithological travelogue. In 1895, the ornithologist, photographer, and painter received the first medal ever presented for nature photography by the Royal Photographic Society.With two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. Undated, dated by copies held by the British library. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, smart with bumping to spine head and tail and shelf wear to the extremities and joints. Front hinge cracked and tender but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright with the odd spot throughout. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.  Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .