Ailsa Craig Its history and natural history
- Collection : A fine ornithological and natural history library
- Publisher : J. and R. Parlane
- Published In : Paisley
- Illustrations : 11 b/w illus, folding map
Description:
Second edition, enlarged. Scarce. A fascinating account of Ailsa Craig, an island in the outer Firth of Clyde. Chapters include a history of visitors to the island, ownership, history, topography, birds, animals plants and rocks, shipwrecks and accidents, the lighthouse and foghorns. This edition includes additional information; List of Plants Collected in July, 1844 by Prof. Balfour; Notes on its Geological Structure by Prof. Hull and Note on the Structure of the Island by Prof. J.G. Geikie.
Condition
Sm. 8vo, orig. green cloth, dec. in black to front cover. Endpapers browned. Vg. From the library of British broadcaster, writer and naturalist Norman F. Ellison (1893-1976), with his bookplate. Loosely inserted are a postcard to Ellison regardign an article he had written on Aisla Craig, together with a relevant press cutting (both dated 1938).
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