LETTERS FROM THE ROUND HOUSE 1965 - 1970. By "BB" (Denys Watkins-Pitchford MBE) and Gordon Wright.

2006 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 235mm). Pp175. B/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations by Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt.

This book of letters written by "BB" to his friend Gordon Wright focuses on their shared interests - fishing, painting and literature; rearing bullfinches and views on the countryside and wildlife in general. The pair were close friends for 25 years and the five years 1965-70 were marked by a prolific exchange of letters. The correspondence provides a unique insight into the day-to-day lifestyle of one of Britain's finest wildlife and countryside writers. These are fly-on-the-wall accounts of the everyday that chronicle the joy of good fellowship and pleasure of shared experiences. A devout naturalist who cared deeply for the well-being of wildlife in all its many guises, "BB" has become a cult figure and his books and illustrations are coveted by readers worldwide. Edited and published by Bryan Holden, the secretary of the "BB" Society.