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McKELVIE, COLIN: : A COUNTRY NATURALIST'S YEAR

UK.SHREWSBURY,SHROPSHIRE (SALOP).WAN HILL PRESS/AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD.,1993.

ISBN 1853104469.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.Inked gift presentation (Christmas 1995) inscrptn towards top edge of front free endpaper but no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Rodger McPhail,illustrated front+rear panels of dw/dj with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain tan/khaki cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain pale yellow endpapers - presentation inscrptn excepted.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-144pp [paginated] includes author/naturalist's preface,20 extracts/topics,profuse part,full page and thumbnail/vignette colour illustrations by Rodger McPhail,throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] colour vignetted half- title+title pages,contents list/table with colour vignetted dedication to reverse. The British Isles contain a fascinating variety of differing landscapes and these provide natural habitats for a wide range of wildlife. The species to be found are more varied and more interesting than can be seen in any other similar-sized region. 'A Country Naturalist's Year' is Colin McKelvie's personal celebration of the wildlife of our hills and farmland,of lochs and rivers,of woodlands and meadows, at all seasons of the year.With him we visit the wild haunts of peregrine falcons and merlins; trace the comings and goings of migrant birds through the year; glimpse the furtive lives of otters and badgers, foxes and hares,deer and rare birds; and consider the varieties of wild trout and the mysterious migrations of salmon and sea-trout, and the minute world of waterside insects and invertebrates. We visit an osprey nest on a Highland river; find phalaropes on a western loch; watch the annual miracle of hatching mayflies in Ireland; pursue the mysterious lore of hares; trace the ways of wildlife on a river through the year; search for fungi in autumn; witness the nesting tussles of ravens and buzzards; and see the unique food-passes of hen harriers,the drumming of displaying snipe,and woodcock carrying their young in flight. In this personal odyssey through a year of changing seasons and a variety of landscapes and habitats,Colin McKelvie applies the skills of a biologist and an established wildlife writer to provide a series of intimate cameos that reveal a rich diversity of wildlife and its ways. The birds and animals,insects,plants and fish have been magnificently illustrated in a series of specially commissioned watercolours by Rodger McPhail,widely acclaimed as Britain's most outstanding contemporary wildlife artist. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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