{"product_id":"birds-and-men-e-m-nicholson-1st-edition","title":"Birds and Men, E. M. Nicholson — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBirds and Men: The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages, Gardens \u0026amp; Farmland, E. M. Nicholson — First Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Collins, 1951\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. xvi, 256.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The original green cloth binding remains firm and square, demonstrating minimal shelf-wear while retaining bright gilt lettering to the spine. Internally, the binding is completely sound and the text block is tight. The pages are predominantly clean, with some expected, light age-toning and mild scattered spotting, primarily restricted to the text block edges and preliminary leaves. The front free endpaper bears a neat, contemporary ink ownership signature dated 1952. The original, unclipped dust jacket (retaining the 21s. net price) exhibits general toning to the spine and rear panel, alongside moderate edge-wear, light rubbing, and minor chipping to the spine extremities, yet it remains highly presentable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"16\"\u003eBirds and Men\u003c\/i\u003e is the acclaimed seventeenth volume in the prestigious New Naturalist Library. This true first printing is generously illustrated with 42 colour photographs, notably by the legendary Eric Hosking alongside other contributors, as well as 41 black-and-white photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe New Naturalist series holds a revered place in British publishing history, celebrated for marrying rigorous, expert scientific insight with accessible prose. First editions of these early volumes, particularly those retaining their original dust jackets featuring the iconic, scientifically accurate yet decorative artwork of Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, remain enduringly popular among collectors of British natural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIn this pioneering study, eminent ornithologist and conservationist E. M. Nicholson shifts the focus away from remote, untouched wilderness to examine the complex relationship between human civilisation and avian life. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"226\"\u003eBirds and Men\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating exploration of the species that have successfully adapted to, and often thrived within, environments drastically altered by human hands, including bustling towns, quiet villages, suburban gardens, and cultivated farmlands. Nicholson’s keen observations provide an essential, early ecological perspective on how centuries of urbanisation and agriculture have inextricably linked the fortunes of British birds with the progress of humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54384151986515,"sku":"4707","price":47.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_190556.jpg?v=1784801066","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/birds-and-men-e-m-nicholson-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}