W.H. Hudson: 'Idle Days in Patagonia', London, Chapman & Hal...

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£50 - £80

W.H. Hudson: 'Idle Days in Patagonia', London, Chapman & Hall, 1893, 1st edition, one of 1750 copies, frontispiece, vignette title illustration + 25 illustrations (of which 3 full page plates) complete, ills. by Alfred Hartley & J. Smit, original maroon cloth gilt, bevelled edges; plus 10 other titles by the Anglo-Argentine author, naturalist and ornithologist William Henry Hudson, including 'Nature In Downland', L, Longmans, 1900, 1st edition, frontis + 19 illustrations (of which 8 full page plates) complete, original cloth gilt, 'The Land's End. A Naturalist's Impressions in West Cornwall', L, Hutchinson, 1908, 1st edition, 8 plates + numerous ills. throughout complete, orig. cloth gilt, top edge gilt, 'A Hind in Richmond Park', L, Dent, 1922, 1st edition, original cloth (the author's last book), 'A Traveller in Little Things', L, Dent, 1923, orig. cloth gilt, 'Hampshire Days', L, Dent, 1923, orig. cloth gilt, 'Far away and long ago : a history of my early life', L, Dent, 1918, 1st edition, photogravure portrait frontis, orig. cloth, etc. From the collection of Andrew Pierssené (1929-2025), author, Professor of Environmental Interpretation, and life-long naturalist and book collector. Born in Rugby, and following his graduation from Oxford in 1953 with a Masters degree in English Language and Literature, Andrew was involved in youth work in London, founding the OK club, a charity which is still running. After moving to Norwich in 1964, he became Chairman for the Council for Nature Youth Committee, as well as founding Norfolk Young Naturalists. Throughout his life Andrew amassed an extensive collection of Ornithology and Natural History books, and had a particular skill for acquiring and identifying signed and association copies of various works. He authored the 1998 book ‘Explaining Our World: An Approach to the Art of Environmental Interpretation’, and with his vast knowledge contributed articles for a variety of wildlife, local history and natural history magazines and publications. (11)