SQUIRRELS New Naturalist Monograph No. 12 by SHORTEN Monica

London: Collins, 1954. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xii, 212, b/w illustrations. Dust jacket bright and fresh with crisp edges, not price clipped, a little chip to top of the spine, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Green buckram boards fine. Contents clean and tight, a little dust soiling to the top edge, no inscriptions. A near fine first edition copy..

London: Collins, 1954. First edition, 1954. Hardback. xii, 212pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Monica Shorten began a project to "do a bit of checking on the distribution of the grey squirrel" and this blossomed into a research study lasting over ten years. Many British naturalists have been fascinated by the problems of the lives of our native red squirrel and the familiar and very successful grey squirrel of North America, which was first introduced into our islands in the nineteenth century. Monica Shorten does not unequivocally accept the villainous role for which "official" propaganda has cast the introduced American squirrel. She does not agree that the grey has necessarily been the agent of the disappearance of the red from so much of England. Throughout the book, the author's passionate interest in her subjects stands out. Her book is based on a fine and detailed study in geographical distribution but it has also led her to investigate every aspect of the lives… Read More