Gifts of an eagle de Durden, Kent - 1972

Harvill Press, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8x5x0. Lady was a Golden Eagle taken from her nest in the mountains , the Author had been given permission to do this for the purpose of study and scientific research.She made a home with them for sixteen years and when they let her fly away it let a great hole in their lives.

London: Harvill Press, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Harvill Press, 1972. First UK edition. A Very Good+ unmarked copy with complete dustjacket which has a little wear to top edge. Lady, a Golden Eagle, was taken as a chick from her nest in the mountains near Carpinteria, California, and although eagles are protected birds, Ed Durden had received permission to do this for the purpose of study and scientific research. Little did he he and his son Kent guess that she was to make her home with them for 16 years, or that when they released her to fly off with a mate, that she would leave a big gap in their family circle. Never has a wild Golden Eagle been observed over so long a period, and this account by Kent who was associated with all his father's adventures with Lady admirably and uniquely tells her story. C3A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Harvill Press, 1972 (500 gram rate) red paper wrappers over sewn sheets, printed title label to upper cover, uncorrected advance proofs, 158pp, story of relationship between a family and an American Golden eagle, list of plates present but as this is a proof there are no plates bound in. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).