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West Coast Rare Books

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Scott, Key to the Wildfowl of the World.

Scott, Key to the Wildfowl of the World.

Scott, Peter. Key to the Wildfowl of the World. Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, Severn Wildfowl Trust, [1951]. 24 x 15 cm. Booklet consists of 23 Plates and text explanations on the opposite side. Pamphlet with light grey paper covers. Very good condition. Dust dulled throughout. Mild water staining on covers and first two pages.

Provenance: From the Library of Sir Alan Francis Brooke, Field Marshal Alanbrooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke.
After the war Field-Marshal Alanbrooke headed various environmental and ornithological societies, amongst them the Severn Wildfowl trust, which was founded by Peter Scott in 1946. Now called Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT).

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Scott, Key to the Wildfowl of the World.
Scott, Key to the Wildfowl of the World.

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