Masa U. Hachisuka [Masauji Hachisuka]
A Handbook of the Birds of Iceland
London, Taylor & Francis, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this ornithological guide to Iceland by the Japanese nobleman Masauji Hachisuka. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with seven photographic plates, a map frontispiece, and a folding diagram of eggs. Collated, complete.In his preface, Japanese nobleman, ornithologist and aviculturist Masauji Hachisuka, the 18th Marquess Hachisuka, remarks that he journeyed to Iceland 'for the purpose of gaining an intimate knowledge of the birds breeding there, and of collecting sufficient material to determine the authenticity of various geographical races which have been a matter of doubt to ornithologists for many years&apos.Former owner's inscription to head of front free endpaper.From the library of Dr. Ian Durance Pennie, a Scottish ornithologist and physician, who co-founded the Scottish Ornithologists' Club. He contributed essays on a variety of important journals, spending most of his career in Sutherland. Pennie's bookplate to the front paste down. With his bookplate to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with fading to head of rear board, and a touch of fading to head of front board. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .
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Keywords: icelandic birds 18th Marquess Hachisuka Japanese nobleman aviculture 18th Marquess Hachisuka Not Stated