Author: Lawson, R.
Title: Ailsa Craig Its history and natural history
Description: J. and R. Parlane 1895 90, [1], [4]-ads, 11 b/w illus, folding map. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. green cloth, dec. in black to front cover. Endpapers browned. Vg. From the library of British broadcaster, writer and naturalist Norman F. Ellison (1893-1976), with his bookplate. Loosely inserted are a postcard to Ellison regardign an article he had written on Aisla Craig, together with a relevant press cutting (both dated 1938).. Second edition, enlarged. Scarce. A fascinating account of Ailsa Craig, an island in the outer Firth of Clyde. Chapters include a history of visitors to the island, ownership, history, topography, birds, animals plants and rocks, shipwrecks and accidents, the lighthouse and foghorns. This edition includes additional information; List of Plants Collected in July, 1844 by Prof. Balfour; Notes on its Geological Structure by Prof. Hull and Note on the Structure of the Island by Prof. J.G. Geikie..

Keywords: Ailsa Craig; Birds; Ornithology; Decorative Binding; Scotland; Britain


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