126pp, 15pp black and white photographic plates (including frontispiece), many by the author. Blue cloth-covered boards, red titles on front and spine. 12mo. Bumped spine ends and bottom corners. Heavily mottled and faded covers. Text block edges starting to fox. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring occasional spotting.
Being the adventures of General Thomas Peacock, his rival Black Joe and of his son Young Tom. Frances Pitt was a Shropshire-born naturalist, whose writings were often based on her personal experiences with and observations of the animals around her,
