Eric Ennion, 8 titles, including 'Birds and Seasons', Chelms...

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Eric Ennion, 8 titles, including 'Birds and Seasons', Chelmsford, Arlequin Press, 1994, limited edition, No. 661 of 945 copies, intro. Bob Walthew, profusely illustrated with full page colour plates and ills. in text by Ennion throughout, oblong 4to, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper; 'A Life of Birds', Lavenham, The Wildlife Art Gallery, [2003], 1st edition, signed by Bob Walthew (ed.) and Robert Gillmor (intro.) on title page, colour plates and ills. by Ennion throughout, 4to, orig. cloth gilt, d/w, 'Bird Man's River', Hadleigh : Benton Street Books, 2011, 1st edition, colour plates & ills. by Ennion throughout, 4to, orig. cloth, d/w, 'One Man's Birds', [2004], 1st edition, colour plates and ills. by Ennion throughout, 4to, orig. cloth gilt, d/w, 'The House on the Shore: The Story of Monks' House Bird Observatory', L, 1959, 1st edition, ex library, 16 plates & b/w ills. as called for, orig. cloth gilt, d/w, loosely inserted ALS from Eric Ennion? to John Humphreys (1939-2012), on Monks' House Bird Observatory headed paper, dated 7th March 1959, plus 3 others (8).

From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.