Field Observations on British Birds

A limited edition of this ornithology study of Great Britain by Fergus Menteith Ogilvie, complete with plates, both in colour and monochrome. A limited edition of five hundred copies, of which this is numbered one hundred and thirty seven.Fergus Menteith Ogilvie's ornithological study of Britain, exploring the birds native to the county.With chapters on commoner wading-birds, gannets, cormorants, common and French partridges, common snipe, British wild geese, and more.Illustrated with a frontispiece, two colour plates, one folding map, two maps, and fourteen in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.Edited by Henry Balfour.With a foreword by Mrs. John Massie. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light marks and spots to the boards and spine. Small tide mark to the rear board. Minor bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Small closed tear to the folding map. Very Good.…