Cley Marsh and Its Birds: Fifty Years as Warden
de Billy Bishop
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine Condition/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0851151809
- ISBN 13
- 9780851151809
- Librería
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Illustrator: Will Garfit. b/w. map end-papers; tipped-in, colour frontis. drawing of the author by Will Garfit; Cley has been described as 'the Mecca of ornithologists for the last 140 years', and Billy Bishop was warden of the Norfolk Naturalists' Trust Nature Reserve at Cley from 1937, eleven years after it had been started, until his retirement in 1978. His memoirs are a fascinating account of a world which has changed dramatically, from the days of the Gentleman Gunners whose great objective in life was to shoot the rarest birds for their collection, but who had an unrivalled knowledge of their subject, to the modern methods of conservation and management of habitat. Billy Bishop has some marvellous stories to tell, both of past characters, gunmen and wildfowlers, and of the birdwatchers and photographers of today. But his book is also the story of the successful creation of a superb reserve, and of the many unusual birds which have been seen there. A checklist of the birds sighted at Cley, with brief notes on their rarity, is included, as are extracts from his diary as warden, with the highlights of forty years' work, including the return of lost breeding species such as the black-tailed godwit, the avocet and the bittern, and the story of how an injured bittern which he had rescued helped to solve the vexed question of how bitterns boomed. This delightful book will be a must for the birdwatcher, but will also appeal to a much wider audience. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 133 pages. slight loss of colour to spine; now in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's book-plate [James Day) inside front cover. Silver titles spine. blue cloth; illustrated by b/w. drawings & photo's.. Includes checklist of birds seen at Cley & appendix: The History of Cley Marsh.. Illustrator: Will Garfit. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Ornithology; Birds; Norfolk; England; Animals & Birds. ISBN: 0851151809. ISBN/EAN: 9780851151809. Inventory No: 4700. . 9780851151809
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- Librería
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 4700
- Título
- Cley Marsh and Its Birds: Fifty Years as Warden
- Autor
- Billy Bishop
- Ilustrador
- Will Garfit
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0851151809
- ISBN 13
- 9780851151809
- Editorial
- The Boydell Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Woodbridge, Suffolk
- Fecha de publicación
- 1983
- Palabras clave
- BZDB227 Natural History & Resources/Ornithology/East Anglia/Norfolk/Wildfowling/Shooting/Birdwatching/Memoirs. Natural History & Resources; Ornithology; Birds; Norfolk; England; Animals & Birds. Will Garfit Unbranded ISBN: 0851151809 EAN: 97
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