Search Results: design for a wilderness by drabble phil

Hardback. Very Good.

Readers Union, 1975. 138pp, the edges browning a very little with age. Complete dustjacket, faded to spine. B + w photographs. Internally very clean. How the author creatied a wildlife sanctuary in his woodland.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by S C Porter.

Newton Abbot : Readers Union. Hbk reprint. VG/VG. 11379. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1975.

Pelham, 1973. Hardcover. Good.

Readers Union, 1975. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. First RU Edition with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post

United Kingdom: Readers Union, 1975. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover,illustrated,138 pages,very good in very good unclipped dustwrapper.Shelf B55.

Pelham, 1973-10-15. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). First Edition. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

UK: Pelham Books Ltd, 1973. green bds. with gilt title to spine. bottom spine end and 1 corner bumped. blw photo.plates. unclipped d.j. with rubbing to 2 corners.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by S.C. Porter. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

Pelham Books, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, covers rubbed, with photographs, VG in VG priceclipped dustjacket.

London: Pelham Books, 1973. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. S C Porter. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Great Britain: Readers Union, 1975. Hardback. Design for a Wilderness. Slight foxing to edge. Very slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J. Many of us long to be our own boss and to escape from the rat-race into the heart of the countryside. The author put this idea into practice and escaped from industry, after over twenty years, to create a wildelife sanctuary in his own woodland far from the beaton track. His experiences suggested that it might be possible, not only to attract a wide variety of wildlife but to make the experiment pay for itself. He is far more interested in birds than in bird-watchers, so the last thing he wantes was to destroy the peace of his sanctuary by turning it into a glorified wildelife park. He tells the story of this experiment in this book. His techniques are controversial because he works on the theory that nature conservation is as old as gamekeeping - and that some of his keeper and poacjer friends have forgotten more about wild creatures than the blue stocking boffins… Read More

London : Readers Union, 1975. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 138, [17] p. illus., ports.; 22 cm. Subjects: Natural history England Abbots Bromley; Nature conservation England Abbots Bromley; Wildlife conservation England Abbots Bromley; wildlife conservation staffordshire abbots bromley personal observations.