BIRDS OF TOWN AND VILLAGE Paintings by Basil Ede Text by W. D. Campbell 1965
Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.- This book is a record, in word and picture, of fifty-six British birds that may still be seen in and around our towns and villages. And we should all be glad that they can still be seen and heard, in spite of progressive urbanisation and the use of highly toxic chemicals in agriculture, which has caused havoc among such varied species as the chaffinch, the green woodpecker and the kestrel …
‘The plates are magnificent, and the Publishers must be congratulated on the high level of fidelity that they have achieved’ – National Geographic Society.
Book: HARDBACK
Language: English
Dust Jacket: Yes
Condition: Ownership name inside cover dated November 1975
Publisher: Country Life
Publication Date: 1974
First Published: 1965
Printed: England
Illustrations: Yes
Pages: 154
Dimensions: 29 x 24.5 x 1.5cm
Weight: 1.1 kg
ISBN: 0 600 43021 9
SKU JT315 398