EGG-SHELLS: An informal dissertation on birds' eggs in their every aspect and also embodying the care and repair of birds' eggs. By Michael Prynne.

1963 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 220mm). Pp304. Illustrated with 4 colour plates, b/w photographs and line drawings. Yellow cloth, spine titled in gilt.

An exhaustive treatise on eggs, with much on egg collecting, in which the author attempts to pass on his knowledge and skill in repairing eggs.