FALLOW DEER: THEIR HISTORY, DISTRIBUTION AND BIOLOGY. By Donald and Norma Chapman.

1975 1st edition. Large square 8vo (179 x 232mm). Pp271. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. White boards, spine titled in gilt.

Fallow deer are the most widely distributed deer within the United Kingdom. They have been present for many centuries and are the species most favoured in deer parks. The disbandment of many parks, especially during the first half of the twentieth century, has led to the establishment of wild populations in the countryside. Fallow deer have been translocated around the world, now being present in at least thirty-five countries. In recent years fallow deer farms have been established in several different continents.