THE BADGER.

PEASE, ALFRED E.

£30.00

Publisher

Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd. 16, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C.

Place

London

Date

1898

Synopsis

A monograph. by alfred e. pease, m.p.

Item Description

8vo. 7.75 x 5.25 inches. [vi} + 119 + [1] pp. Bound in original maroon cloth, gilt. Deckled fore edge. Minor wear to extremities and spine sunned; otherwise a very good clean copy. Bookplate and label of Edward Carpenter, Lydd on front pastedown. Illustrated by frontispiece and by 9 text figures. Decorated by publisher's device on title page. An early monograph on the badger, including a discussion of badger control. Sir Alfred Edward Pease (1857-1939 of a Quaker background, served as a Liberal MP, 1885-1902, after which he travelled in Africa and settled in British East Africa, later Kenya, hosting hunting safaris. i

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