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Vertebrate Fauna of the Forth : Rintoul & Baxter : Natural History : Ornithology
Vertebrate Fauna of the Forth : Rintoul & Baxter : Natural History : Ornithology
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A VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF FORTH
By Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul & Evelyn V. Baxter
Published by Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1935. Scarce First Edition. Hardback book, green cloth, 397 pages, illustrated with b&w plates and illustrations in text, plus a fold-out colour map at the rear of the book.
CONDITION
In overall good condition. The cloth binding is good with just a few small marks to it. Endpapers good. All contents present and pages good throughout. Overall a good copy of this scarce title.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Detailed study of the natural history of the Lothian, Fife and Stirling area of the River Forth, including mammals, birds and habitat. The Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland was begun by J A Harvie-Brown intending to study each river catchment area in the country; some areas were completed by other naturalists as he died before his work was finished, and Rintoul and Baxter were requested to take up the task.
ABSTRACT
Half a century ago, Harvie-Brown projected a great co-operative work on the vertebrate fauna of Scotland, each volume to deal with one of the zoo-geographical divisions delimited by the principal watersheds and other natural boundaries. The greater part of the scheme was accomplished, with valuable results, but some gaps remained: one of these has now been filled, through the successful undertaking by Misses Rintoul and Baxter of the task which William Evans did not live to complete. Considering the great disparity in time, the unity of the series is chiefly important on the historical side, and as a contemporary account the new book must stand on its own merits. It can well do so.
By Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul & Evelyn V. Baxter
Published by Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1935. Scarce First Edition. Hardback book, green cloth, 397 pages, illustrated with b&w plates and illustrations in text, plus a fold-out colour map at the rear of the book.
CONDITION
In overall good condition. The cloth binding is good with just a few small marks to it. Endpapers good. All contents present and pages good throughout. Overall a good copy of this scarce title.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Detailed study of the natural history of the Lothian, Fife and Stirling area of the River Forth, including mammals, birds and habitat. The Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland was begun by J A Harvie-Brown intending to study each river catchment area in the country; some areas were completed by other naturalists as he died before his work was finished, and Rintoul and Baxter were requested to take up the task.
ABSTRACT
Half a century ago, Harvie-Brown projected a great co-operative work on the vertebrate fauna of Scotland, each volume to deal with one of the zoo-geographical divisions delimited by the principal watersheds and other natural boundaries. The greater part of the scheme was accomplished, with valuable results, but some gaps remained: one of these has now been filled, through the successful undertaking by Misses Rintoul and Baxter of the task which William Evans did not live to complete. Considering the great disparity in time, the unity of the series is chiefly important on the historical side, and as a contemporary account the new book must stand on its own merits. It can well do so.
