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WILLIAMS, JAMES: : The Otter

UK.LUDLOW,SHROPSHIRE.MERLIN UNWIN BOOKS,2010.

ISBN 9781906122225.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,horizontal band of subject's colour photograph illustrated front+rear panels of dw/dj,with black-outlined brown-lettered title and black-lettered author name to a white background of top half of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with brown lettered title and black-lettered author name with publisher's b/w illustrated Merlin bird of prey illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with black-lettered prose extract from author. Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges clean without blemish or foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain dark green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-224pp [paginated] includes reverse of title page with publishing details,a Contents list/table,14 chapters with profuse colour photographs and a some b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] subject's small colour photographic illustrated title page and photographic credits to recto of last page which has publisher's advert for other published countryside books available to its reverse. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness and lack of faults.                There are very few natural history books written about this beautiful,nocturnal and elusive animal,so loved by the British public but so rarely sighted by them in the wild.       James Williams' devotion to this intriguing creature shines through the pages of this book. It takes enormous dedication,skill and patience to glean the facts about the wild otter; years of methodical recording and systematic surveying. He dispels many myths about the otter as he writes about its behaviour,its habitat,its territories,its breeding,its diet and its hunting methods.                                  Williams throws light on why the otter went to the brink of extinction in the mid-1980s,and why it is making a recovery today,despite the many challenges to its future. He is adamant that we must understand the mistakes which led to the otter's decline, including those made by various wildlife groups and professional bodies,so that we learn lessons from the past.                                    This book is a glorious tribute to the adaptability,skills and sheer physical beauty of the otter in all its habitats across the UK.      Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!                 N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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