172pp. Illustrated. Indexed. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Neat, clean, tight and bright throughout barring a small green dot on front free endpaper. In its original dust jacket, a little rubbed at edges. A fascinating account of the author's experiences during two expeditions to the Canadian Arctic, and his close encounters with and observations of Eider Ducks and their ducklings, giving unique insight into the contemporary scientific methodology of a naturalist.
