Fleas, Flukes And Cuckoos..
Bound in original green cloth, gilt in dust wrapper which is chipped at head and tail of spine and foxed inside. A little wear to extremities and top right hand corner bumped. Foxing largely confined to edges, endpapers and preliminaries; otherwise a very good copy.
£50.00
Publisher
Collins, St. James's Place.,
Place
London
Date
1952
Synopsis
A study of bird parasites by miriam rothschild and theresa clay.
with 99 black and white photographs, 4 maps and 22 drawings.
(a new naturalist special volume. 7). reprinted 1952.
Item Description
8vo. 6.25 x 8.75 inches. xiv + 304 pp. + [2] pp. publishers advertisements.
Illustrations
Illustrated by 40 pages of black and white photographic plates and by maps and drawings in text.
Notes
A reprint of the First Edition published in the same year. A New Naturalist Special Volume in what later became known as the Monograph Series. An acclaimed study of parasites, especially bird parasites, co-authored by the famous naturalist and zoologist, Miriam Rothschild (1908-2005).
[Stock No. 24140]
Subjects
20th Century • Birds • Illustrated • Natural History • Natural History/Science