Author: James M. Harrison
Title: A Hand List of the Birds of the Sevenoaks or Western District of Kent
Description: London, H. F. & G. Witherby LTD, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this ornithological study surrounding the birds of Kent, by British physician and ornithologist, James Maurice Harrison. First edition, in the publisher's original blue cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British physician and amateur ornithologist, James Maurice Harrison, who studied the birds in his hometown region of Kent. This work documents the birds Harrison spotted and studied in Kent, with forty-one watercolour illustrations by the author, as well as other illustrations and a map of the district. Collated, complete. With an ink inscription of 'To Gwen with love, Easter 1944&apos. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with light bumping to the extremities and a touch of discolouration to the cloth. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is in very good condition, with light edge wear and the odd closed tear. Sunning to the spine and the odd mark to the wrap. Tape repair to the reverse of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: James M. Harrison. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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