W. H. Hudson — Birds in Town & Village

London , J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1919. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this ornithological study with delightful illustrations in colour throughout. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth binding.With a colour frontispiece and seven colour plates. Collated complete. This comprehensive work educates the reader on various species of birds that can be found in inhabited areas, providing fascinating insight into the daily goings on of birds in the context of urban and suburban living.Written by Anglo-Argentine ornithologist William Henry Hudson, or Guillermo Enrique Hudson as he is known in Argentina. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Rubbing and bumping to the extremities and a few marks to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slight offsetting to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: E. J. Detmold. Very Good .