WILD CHORUS. Written and illustrated by Peter Scott.

(1938) later reprint. 4to (227 x 292mm). Ppx,120. Colour and plain plates by the author, b/w illustrations. Green cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt.

"At my home, which is a lighthouse, standing upon a sea wall at the mouth of an east coast river, live several hundred wild geese and ducks. Without their co-operation many of the pictures in this book could not have been painted, and many of the chapters would not have been written". Chapters include: The chorus of the geese; Anabel. The story of a wild goose; Brogden - a marsh; Barnacle Bill; Great occasions; Twelve hours afloat; the railway bridge; Broadcasting; A broadcast; The wild geese of Hungary; To Roumania; The Delta and the Black Sea; The return journey; The Lesser Whitefronts; A flare, a gong and a net; More about the Caspian shore; Fabulous birds; The Shelducks; The lighthouse birds; Beware!; The magic spell.