The Strange World of Birds by Wakefield, John - 1963

Iliffe Books, London, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: John Wakefield. Preface by author, foreword by Malcolm Davis, suggestions for further reading and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white drawings by the author and black-and-white photographs. Dark green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with white and black coloured titles to the front panel and and black coloured titles to the back strip A small from the early 1960s about birds, from the first birds through to modern times, their habitats, mating rituals, nests and peculiarities for the non-bird minded person.  Softening of the back strip edges rubbing of the top corners and lower edges. Browning and block edges with age toning of the pages. Foxing to the end pages. A little creasing of the dustwrapper edges and rubbing of panel. Sunning and staining to the back strip, with browning and foxing to the verso.  Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 7 - 151, [1] pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: John Wakefield. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Animals & Birds; Ornithology; Inventory No: 0126009. .