J. A. Walpole-Bond — Bird Life in Wild Wales

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated ornithological study of the wild areas of Wales. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifty-nine images, forty of which are on plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive ornithological study of the wild areas of Wales. With chapters on well-known feathered outlaws, ravens in Wales, some birds of the stream, sea birds at Tenby, rare birds in the principality, and more. Written by John Arthington Walpole-Bond, an English ornithologist and writer. Illustrated by Oliver Gregory Pike, a British naturalist, wildlife photographer, author and early nature documentary pioneer, specialising in the study of bird life. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound with minor loosening to the odd page. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Oliver G. Pike. Very Good .