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

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1903. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition title, illustrated, and once owned by historian, author and naturalist H. E. Forrest. An uncommon first edition title, in publishers original pictorial cloth.This copy features the ink inscription of H. E. Forrest to the front free endpaper. Forrest was a historian, writer, and naturalist from Shropshire, who published several titles on a variety of topics, including on the history of Stokesay Castle, and the a substantial number of articles in the natural history journal The Zoologist, which was founded in 1843.This work features a monochrome frontispiece, forty-two further monochrome plates, and frequent vignette illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. Bound in original green pictorial boards. Externally, very smart. Very mild shelf wear. Notable age toning to free endpapers. Association ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Light, scattered spotting to text block top edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Oliver G. Pike. Very Good Indeed .