PIRATES AND PREDATORS: THE PIRATICAL AND PREDATORY HABITS OF BIRDS. By Colonel R. Meinertzhagen C.B.E., D.S.O.
1959 1st edition. Large 4to (193 x 276mm). Ppx,230. Colour paintings by G.E.Lodge, b/w photographs, illustrations. Brick-red cloth, spine and upper board titled in gilt, gilt vignettes to upper board.
The author's account of a lifetime's observations of bird behaviour, particularly instances of predation, theft, parasitism and symbiosis in a wide variety of locations from India and Africa to Europe and the British Isles. Many good plates from paintings by G.E. Lodge and others.
The author's account of a lifetime's observations of bird behaviour, particularly instances of predation, theft, parasitism and symbiosis in a wide variety of locations from India and Africa to Europe and the British Isles. Many good plates from paintings by G.E. Lodge and others.
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13751
| Author | Meinertzhagen (Richard). (1878-1967). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 13751 |
| ISBN | B0000CK8AZ. |
| Book Description | Good-plus in chipped dust-wrapper. Book-plate to front end-paper, pencil marginalia by a former owner, noting similar observations in India and elsewhere. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1959 |
| Publisher | Oliver and Boyd. |
| Place | Edinburgh and London. |