The Pheasants of the World

Jean Delacour

Published by Country Life Limited, London, 1951

About this Item

The first edition of Jean Delacours study on the pheasants of the world. With the scarce original dustwrapper, and a fascinating association. The first edition of this uncommon study on pheasants of the world.Written by Jean Delacour, an American ornithologist and aviculturist. He discovered and reared some of the rarest birds in the world. He discovered the imperial pheasant, which was a hybrid between the Vietnamese pheasant and the silver pheasant.Illustrated throughout with thirty-two plates by J C Harrison as well as twenty-one maps and diagrams.This copy once belonged to James Robertson-Justice the British actor who starred in many films with Gregory Peck. To the recto of front endpaper are many gift inscriptions to Robertson-Justice including one from the actor Dirk Bogarde. Loosely inserted is a Windsor Great Park Game Card from a shoot with H.R.H Duke of Edinburgh. His name is the first on the record. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the very scarce original dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is generally smart. Price has been removed from the front flyleaf. Dustwrapper is split at the front joint with small loss to the head and tail of spine. Gift inscriptions to the recto of front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 772L5

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Pheasants of the World

Publisher: Country Life Limited, London

Publication Date: 1951

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: John Cyril Harrison

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Good Only

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book