W. Bickerton - The Home-Life of the Terns or Sea Swallows

London, Witherby & Co. 1912. First edition. Leather. A well-presented first edition on the home-life of the tern, with many photographs captured by the author. First edition, in half morocco binding with green cloth to the boards. Written by ornithologist and birdwatcher, W. Bickerton, who was also the vice-president of The Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club, at the time. This work is part of 'The Bird-Lover's Home-Life Series&apos. This work explores the nature and history of different types of tern, including the sandwich tern, the common tern and the arctic tern. With thirty-two plates showing photographic depictions of the birds. Collated, complete.With a bookplate of prestigious antiquarian book dealer and natural history enthusiast, Robert, Washington Oates. With a stamp of Durrant House, Bournemouth, with another stamp of Robert W. Oates. In half morocco binding with green cloth to the boards. Externally, very smart. with fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Bookplate and stamp to the front paste down and front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with a few spots to the first few pages. Very Good . Ill.: W. Bickerton. Very Good .

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