Author: Frances Pitt [ed.]
Title: The Romance of Nature: Wild Life of the British Isles in Picture and Story
Description: London, Country Life Ltd. 1936-1937. Cloth. A four volume set of Country Life's Romance of Nature; colourfully illustrated volumes concerning British wildlife. A four volume set in the publisher's original cloth binding. 6 colour plates to volume I. 3 colour plates and 3 photogravure plates to volume II. 1 colour plates and 5 photogravure plates to volume III. 1 colour plates and 5 photogravure plates to volume IV. Numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. A comprehensive four volume study from the Country Life magazine of the wildlife of the British Isles, with colour illustrations and photogravure plates of many birds and animals. Country Life is a British magazine which reports on rural life, pursuits and communities. This set is edited by Frances Pitt (1888-1964), a British naturalist, author and a pioneer of wildlife photography. Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, fairly smart, with fading and shelf wear to the spines and extremities. Cloth to rear joint of Vol I is splitting to the head of the spine; cloth is lifting. Cloth to the front joint of Vol IV has split, and there are marks to the rear board of this volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: J. C. Harrison; Scott Langley; Roland Green; et al. Good .

Keywords: Wildife Natural history Country Life British wildlife Natural history J. C. Harrison; Scott Langley; Roland Green; et al.


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