Oliver G. Pike — Through Birdland Byways with Pen and Camera

London, Jarrold & Sons, [1910] (Undated, dated from a co. Cloth. London: Jarrold & Sons, [1910] (Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library). Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Oliver G. Pike. An uncommon, richly-illustrated narrative of Oliver G. Pike's experiences studying and photographing a range of birds. An uncommon copy of this narrative of British naturalist Oliver Gregory Pike's experiences and observations of a wide range of birds and their environs.The work is frequently punctuated with examples of Pike's captivating photography, and the title features a tipped-in monochrome frontispiece, and 11 further plates of tipped-in photography, in addition to 36 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Bound in original green pictorial boards. Externally, in lovely condition. Slight bumping to extremities. Very slight fading to spine. Very mild age toning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Slight strain between frontispiece and title, and pp.128-129. Pages generally bright and clean. Small loss to corner of title page. The odd spot to text block edges. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Oliver G. Pike. Very Good Indeed .