Eliot Howard — A Waterhen&Apos;S Worlds

Cambridge, University Press, 1940. First edition. Cloth. Eliot Howard's detailed study on waterhens, a signed first edition copy. The first edition.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, 'Gilbert Ashton, from E. H. May 1940&apos.Illustrated with two plates.A charming study on waterhens, also known as a common moorhen, a bird family who usually inhabit marshes, ponds, canals, and wetlands. By Henry Eliot Howard, an amateur ornithologist, who was one of the first to describe territoriality behaviours in birds in a detailed manner. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the extremities. Spine is faded, with light fading to the boards. A few light marks to the boards. A few spots to the endpapers. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .