The Grouse: Being a Collection of Notes for the Use of the Local Correspondents of the Committee.

A scarce first edition of this concise official study of grouse disease, habitat management, and ecology, illustrated with fourteen plates. In the publisher's original cloth binding.First edition.This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the National Trust Libraries and Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC).Illustrated with fourteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete.A practical reference work compiled to assist local government inquiry into grouse disease. The contents cover the life history of the grouse, feeding habits, management of heather, parasites, and grouse disease. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, sound. The odd spot of damp staining to boards, marking from dried clear residue, more so to front board. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in slight loss to cloth, particularly to head of spine to rear joint, with binding materials slightly exposed. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Bookplate to Beville Stanier to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges slightly cracked in places, but firm. Pages bright and clean, one or two minor handling marks to fore edge. Good.…