Design for a Wilderness

Phil Drabble

Published by Readers Union, Great Britain, 1975

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Hardback. Design for a Wilderness. Slight foxing to edge. Very slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J. Many of us long to be our own boss and to escape from the rat-race into the heart of the countryside. The author put this idea into practice and escaped from industry, after over twenty years, to create a wildelife sanctuary in his own woodland far from the beaton track. His experiences suggested that it might be possible, not only to attract a wide variety of wildlife but to make the experiment pay for itself. He is far more interested in birds than in bird-watchers, so the last thing he wantes was to destroy the peace of his sanctuary by turning it into a glorified wildelife park. He tells the story of this experiment in this book. His techniques are controversial because he works on the theory that nature conservation is as old as gamekeeping - and that some of his keeper and poacjer friends have forgotten more about wild creatures than the blue stocking boffins will ever know. Conservationists may get ideas for researves which do not have to rely on charity and sportsmen may help threatened species at the same time as they are increasing their potential bag. In putting the design for wilderness into practice, the author not only tastes the delights of escape from modern pressures but the even greater satisfaction of leading a creative as well as a simple life. Illustrated. 138 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design for a Wilderness
• Publisher: Readers Union, Great Britain
• Publication Date: 1975
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: 1st Readers Union Edit
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History Wildlife & Pets