LAGGARD. By Ronald Stevens.

(1953) 2010 3rd edition. 8vo (155 x 236mm). Pp310. B/w illustrations by Brian Allderidge. Brown cloth, spine and upper board titled in gilt.

"Although this is not mentioned in the text, Mr. Stevens served in the Artillery in France, and was subsequently seconded to the Air Ministry where he organized a falconry unit to intercept outgoing enemy carrier pigeons; later on, in peace time, he was dug out from his rural retreat to clear airfields of flocks of seagulls, plover and other large birds." This book is a record of the author's life "in a wild and remote country district in England." Includes plenty of falconry and even a search for the gyrfalcon on holiday in Iceland. The other books by Ronald Stevens, The Taming of Genghis, Observations on Modern Falconry and A Life with Birds, all also available from Coch-y-Bonddu Books.