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Bolam, George.
A Catalogue of the Birds of Northumberland.
Publisher: Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne;
Date of Publication: 1932
Stock Code: 9424
Small quarto, pp. viii, 165, [1]. Gatefold chart to rear of “Vermin” killed on Tweed and Tributaries from 1911 to 1931. Later navy blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Head of spine lightly scuffed and inner rear hinge cracked but firm; small “ghost” mark to front paste-down from removed label, and inscription in ink to ffep: “D.R.S. from G.H. February 1986”. A Very Good copy. Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle upon Tyne, New Series Vol. VIII. Study of the native and migrant birds to the county in the inter-war years, including the return of the Osprey to the district. This is a scarce book rarely found in commerce. Not to be confused with Bolam’s ’Birds of Northumberland and The Eastern Borders’. £75.00