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Watt, Grace.
The Farne Islands;
Publisher: Country Life Limited, London;
Date of Publication: 1951
Stock Code: 14231
First edition, octavo, pp., 236. Well illustrated with monochrome photographic plates, and further illustrations within text. Publisher’s teal cloth covered boards, with gilt titles to spine and upper board, in an illustrated unclipped dust-jacket. Author’s own copy, with her tidy ownership inscription to the front free end paper, under her married name Grace Hickling. Dust-jacket sunned to spine, with wear and minor loss to spine tips and corners. Grace Watt (1908-1986) was an English ornithologist and naturalist best known for studying wildlife on the Farne Islands. Located between Seahouses and Holy Island on the Northumberland coast, the Farne Islands are one of Britain's most famous bird sanctuaries, and important breeding site for the grey seal. The book provides a summary of the history, scenery, climate and wildlife of the islands, and is largely devoted to the sea birds of the area. £95.00