LAGGARD. By R. Stevens.

1953 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 208mm). Pp310. B/w illustrations by Brian Allderidge. mentioned in the text, Mr. Stevens served in the Artillery in France, and was subsequently seconded to the Air Ministry where he organized a Falconry unit to intercept outgoing enemy carrier pigeons; later on, in peace time, he was dug out from his rural retreat to clear airfields of flocks of seagulls, plover and other large birds". A record of the author's life "in a wild and remote country district in England". Includes plenty of falconry and even a search for the Gyrfalcon on holiday in Iceland.