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BROWN,LESLIE: : THE NEW NATURALIST: No.60 - BRITISH BIRDS OF PREY: A Study of Britain's 24 diurnal raptors.

LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO lTD.,1976.

ISBN 0002194058.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no publisher's price sticker and no price- clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's printed price - possibly an export issue - these edns are generally believed to precede the UK trade issue.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork an design by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with b/w lettering to publisher's advert listing other titles in the series,to rear panel; all with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean, spine/backstrip of dw/dj ubiquitously but slightly sunned/faded; contents however, are 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 green buckram cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps - no off- set foxing or spotting.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xiiipp+1-400pp [paginated] includes plates list/table,an editor's preface,an author's preface,27 chapters, 16pp b/w photographs interspersed in blocks of 2pp apiece,throughout the text and the book,along with b/w tables,charts, diagrams and maps,appendices (I+II), bibliographical references,an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and contents list/table and 2pp blanks at the rear. One of the more SCARCE and uncommoner titles from this celebrated series. Clifford and Rosemary Ellis - East Anglia -based artists - were the chosen illustrators for most of the 100 titles in the then 'New Naturalist' series (which also includes 22 single species monographs) - 2 exceptions were 'The Broads' and the 'Snowdonia National Park' issue/edns which had photographic dw/djs. Considering that they were originally contracted to produce dw/djs for only the first four titles of the then new series, their distinctive lithographic artwork was so popular - they worked on all the series books until their deaths in the mid-1980s. The diurnal raptors are among the most arresting and dramatic of British bird species,from the magnificent and immense Golden Eagle of the Highlands to the more widespread but equally spectacular peregrine falcon and the frequent and adaptable kestrel of motorways and urban ledges. Leslie Brown's account of our 15 resident,7 vagrant and 2 migrant species of eagles,falcons,hawks and vultures in Britain presents a great mass of scientific information about these birds in a manner as attractive to the general reader as to the dedicated ornithologist. Each of the resident species is discussed in detail - its status,past and present; its feeding and hunting behaviour: its life history; its breeding behaviour; migration and the threats to its survival. Then the biology of the birds of prey, changes in their habitat and status,their food habits,breeding behaviour,their territories and populations are examined in depth in separate chapters. One issue of particular interest and importance is the question of whether certain species do real harm to man's interests,and the related threats to their survival - a threat posed chiefly by game- keepers,assisted by casual walkers,rock climbers and photographers and, additionally,by pesticides. An acknowledged world authority on birds of prey - co-author with Dean Amadon of 'Eagles,Hawks and Falcons of the World', and author of many other books besides - Leslie Brown is immensely enthusiastic; and the many tables,maps,figures and bibliography are all indicative of the thoroughness of his research. Also illustrated with 40 superb b/w photographs. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.

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