Author: BLACKBURN, JULIA.
Title: CHARLES WATERTON. Traveller and Conservationist.
Description: London. Century / National Trust, 1991., Paperback. A 'National Trust Classic'. First published 1989 by Bodley Head. Biography of Charles Waterton, an eccentric conservationis, he travelled widely, collected animals & birds, & created a sanctuary for them on his estate. He knew Darwin, Audubon & Dickens, wrote books, & lived a very interesting life. Foreword by Gerald Durrell. 243 pages including chapter notes, bibliography & index. 16 b./w. photographs. 8.5" x 5.25". Contents clean, no inscription. Card cover, priced on back £5.95, no inscrition but edges & corners slightly worn, o./w. near fine. ISBN 0712647465. 1991

Keywords: conservation poison Audubon Walton Walton Hall Edmonstone taxidermy Stonyhurst College


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