Author: Brown, Leslie. & Amadon, Dean.
Title: Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World. Volumes 1 & 2.
Description: Country Life Books 1968 1st edition. 2 volumes gilt dec brown cloth boards. 945pp total. illustrated. in matching slipcase. 305mm x 235mm x 958mm overall. 5.7kg. Edges & eps spotted else contents unmarked. edges spotted, light wear only. minor signs of wear at bottom of spines else VG+ condition. Worn slipcase. Gift inscription "To Cecily & Jack (Niven) ... ". Cecily Niven was the daughter of Sir Percy Fitzpatrick (author of 'Jock Of The Bushveld') and in her own right the founder of the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology at UCT Cape Town.

Keywords: birds avian ornithology eagles hawks falcons signed inscribed cecily niven percy fitzpatrick