THE DEER OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR HISTORY, STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION. By G. Kenneth Whitehead.

1964 1st edition. 4to (168 x 252mm). Ppxv,597 + 95 plates. B/w plates, maps, bibliography. Red cloth, gilt giant elk head to upper board, spine titled in gilt.

"G. Kenneth Whitehead has traced the history of all our indigenous wild deer through the vicissitudes of the past centuries, and has shown when, where and in what manner alien deer came to join their ranks. From the information contained in the text it should be possible for the reader not only to identify any strange species of deer but also to provide a clue as to its origin". Chapters include: The New Forest and its deer; Epping Forest and its deer; The wild deer of Exmoor Forest; The record British red deer stag; The red deer of Martindale and the Lake District; Red deer in England; Red deer in Scotland (mainland); Red deer of the Scottish islands; Taking stock of Scotland's red deer population; Red deer in Ireland; Red deer in Wales; Roe deer in England; Roe deer in Scotland; Roe deer in Ireland; Roe deer in Wales; Fallow deer in England; Fallow deer in Scotland; Fallow deer in Ireland; Fallow deer in Wales; Sika deer in England; Japanese Sika deer in Scotland; Japanese Sika deer in Ireland; Muntjac in Britain; Chinese Water-deer in Britain; Reindeer in Britain; Wapiti in Britain; White-tailed and other American deer in Britain; Axis deer or Chital in Britain; Pere David's and other introduced deer in Britain; The deer of prehistoric Britain; A brief introduction to the identification and natural history of Britain's deer. A glossary lists ancient and modern terms in the language of deer. Appendices include: List of some of the best red deer heads killed in the British Isles; List of some of the best roe deer heads obtained in the British Isles; List of some of the best fallow buck heads obtained in Britain during the past century; List of some of the best Japanese sika deer heads obtained in Britain during the past century.