An acknowledged classic of narrative nature-writing, Donald Watson's The Hen Harrier was the culmination of a lifetime's study of this beautiful upland bird. A gentle, warm and wonderfully written book, The Hen Harrier stems from an age of 'amateur' conservation, from the pen of a man who cared deeply about birds and their habitats, especially of the Scottish borders where he conducted much of his research and painting. The book was among the last of a dying breed; it would be thirty years or more before writing on our ...
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An acknowledged classic of narrative nature-writing, Donald Watson's The Hen Harrier was the culmination of a lifetime's study of this beautiful upland bird. A gentle, warm and wonderfully written book, The Hen Harrier stems from an age of 'amateur' conservation, from the pen of a man who cared deeply about birds and their habitats, especially of the Scottish borders where he conducted much of his research and painting. The book was among the last of a dying breed; it would be thirty years or more before writing on our natural history would again reach the heights of accessibility to nature-lovers exemplified by Donald Watson and his peers. The book starts with Watson setting down more or less everything known about harriers - which at that time often consisted of information sent by letter to the author, rather than published in a journal - before moving on to the story of Watson's years studying nests in the south-west of Scotland. With a foreword by conservation champion Mark Avery, this edition of Watson's greatest work is particularly timely. The conflict between grouse-shooting interests, which has overseen the virtual extinction of the harrier as a breeding bird in England through illegal persecution, and an increasingly vocal conservationist lobby is the number one conservation issue in Britain today. Donald Watson's narrative soars like a sky-dancing harrier throughout this book. Read it, and be taken back to a simpler age of nature conservation by a true master of the art.
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Good. 307pp, octavo, tight binding, clean throughout, heavy spine fade, clean blue cloth boards, owner's name. From the library of Dale W. Rice, famed writer/researcher/collector of natural history, and founder of the Dale W. Rice Memorial Library in Seattle, WA.
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Very good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. A very good hardcover of the First Edition in dust jacket. Previous owner's name on fep. The Hen Harrier is the Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk) on this side of the pond. Color plates (not present in the reprint) and drawings by the author.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x1; T. and A. D. Poyser (Pitman Press); Berkhamsted, 1977. Hardcover. A Very Good, blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some discoloration/sunning along board and spine edges, dent bottom front board edge, trace scattered foxing top text block edge, some age toning to pages, previous owner handwritten ink name top front free endpaper, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, spine fade, couple of faint creases bottom front flap, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 307pp., appendix, bibliography, tables, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale (the glare in the photograph is from the Mylar). Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
