J. H. Gurney — The Gannet a Bird with a History

London , Witherby and Co , 1913. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this richly illustrated work covering the history of the gannet. The first edition. The Gannet a Bird with a History explores the names of the gannet, its distribution, nestling, habits, food, fishing, and flight of the gannet. It explores why this bird is important to the ecosystem of the land and sea. This book explores the global history of the gannet to understand its cultural role. Illustrated with numerous photographs, twenty-three maps in the form of vignettes and plates and drawings throughout the text, and one coloured plate by Joseph Wolf. The photographs, maps, and drawing help to explain why gannets are culturally important. Collated complete. In the original publisher's cloth. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Amateur repair to the head of the spine. Internally generally firmly bound. Repair with tape to the front and rear hinges. Spotting to the first and last pages but generally, the pages are bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. The frontispiece is present but dethatched. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .