SIGNED BY THE 'BIRDMAN OF INDIA' & ANNOTATED WITH SIGHTINGS The Book of Indian Birds

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An early edition inscribed opposite the title page: 'Salim Ali 24 years later! 15 3/72' - an allusion to the time elapsed since the he last saw the book's owner, 'Elizabeth A Robertson Oct. 1945' who has inscribed the book on the previous page. Green publisher's cloth with rounded corners, a little rubbed. This is the third edition of 1944, annotated by Robertson with notes written in the 1940s recording her sightings of many of the birds during her time in India - Robertson came from an intellectual and well-travelled Scottish family. The lower inner hinge is cracked. Ali was a renowned ornithologist and naturalist who popularised ornithology in the sub-continent. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item. N° de ref. del artículo 8433

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