Book Details
| Author: | Kennedy, P.G.: |
| Title: | An Irish Sanctuary - Birds of the North Bull. |
| Published: | Dublin: The Sign of The Three Candles, 1953. |
| Classification: | Catalogue 19 - Irish |
| Description: | First edition. The North Bull Island in Dublin Bay was Ireland's first bird sanctuary. This book by Father kennedy was published to function as an aid to bird-watchers and lists the birds to be seen at particular times. 168 pp. Frontispiece - colour drawing of ringed plover by Thorburn, & 22 other plates (2 in colour by Thorburn). Also 50 b/w line drawing illustrations in text by Ronald Green. Contents: The North Bull Island, The Birds of the Sanctuary, The Topography of the Sanctuary, Sources of Past Records, Lists of the Birds, Status of the Birds, List of Birds - Month by Month, Violation of Sanctuary + Appendix: Classification of the Birds of the Sanctuary. Piece cut from top of ffep - presumably to remove previous owner's name. Text clean. Cream illustrated hard paper boards with beige cloth spine. red and blue lettering on front board and spine. Illustration of shoveller duck on front cover. Overall condition VG. In VG illustrated dust wrapper - some wear to top, bottom and edges of dust wrapper spine. Also newspaper cutting from 'Irish Independent' Dec 23, 1968 - "Christmas Visitors to the Bull Island Sanctuary". |
| Book Number: | #5209 |
| Price: | € 105.00 |
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