HOWARD, ELIOT - Territory in Bird Life

NY: Atheneum, 1964. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Trade Paperback. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Minor edge foxing. Brief note on half-title page. Contents are clean and unworn. ; 7" Tall, 239pp. PAPER COVERS. Cover is considerably lighter than posterboard. NATURE. First published in 1920. The new Introduction by Julian Huxley and James Fisher summarizes and evaluates recent writings on bird territory, and puts TERRITORY IN BIRD LIFE in perspective as "a classic and a milestone in the history of ornithology. " .."The theory of territory as a factor in the sex life and feeding habits of birds. Immensely readable and full of interesting anecdotes and information, it has been the centre of a great deal of controversy, but has not been superseded in over forty years. " .. Bibliography. Index. This is the original of Atheneum's first edition of this book, not a recent reprint.. Very Good- .