Author: DOUGLAS-HOME, HENRY
Title: The Birdman. Memories of birds By
Description: Newton Abbot, Readers Union. 1978, Another Edition. (ISBN: 0002190141) Hardcover, 235mm Tall, 8vo. Ill.: Scott, Peter and Gillmor, Robert. Book, Henry Douglas-Home, birdwatcher extraordinary, the scion of one of Scotland's noblest families, ardent conservationist and raconteur, has committed to paper the experiences of a lifetime of living with birds. This is an unusual and highly personal book, with the freshness and vitality that are the mark of the true amateur naturalist. The author has an acute eye for the oddities of nature as well as for the eccentricities of his relatives and friends. 175 pages. Green cloth covers. Gilt title on spine. Dust jacket has slight nicks to top of spine. Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: 0002190141 Scott, Peter and Gillmor, Robertautobiography; Environment/Nature; Seabirds; Geese; Swans; Tweed; Duck; Game; Douglas; Gulls; Pigeons; Owls; Swift; Songs; Aviaries; the Hirsel; Biography and Autobiography


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