col frontis, 9 plates. Good in d/w (spine slightly faded; in removable protective sleeve). Presentation copy, signed, inscribed by the author to Guy Mountfort 'in payment of a willingly-entered wager'. Guy Mountfort (1905-2003) was an ornithologist and conservationist, one of the founders of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and author of a number of books, including The Hawfinch (New Naturalist Monograph 15, 1957).