RABBITS and HARES. By Anne McBride. With illustrations by Guy Troughton.

1988 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 216mm). Pp127. B/w illustrations by Guy Troughton, brief bibliography, illustrated end-papers. Pictorial laminated boards, issued without dust-wrapper.

As usual with these Whittet monographs, this is a first-class introduction to the ecology and biology of rabbits and hares, written by an expert and edited and illustrated with skill and humour. Chapters include: Peter Rabbit, Bugs Bunny; Rabbit families; Family trees, why use Latin?; Viva Hispania; Rabbits down under; Where are they now?; Top hats and tails; Inside the beast; Foes afoot, natural predators; Myxomatosis; Plague and pestilence; Rabbit habits; Hare habits; Wine and roses; The joys of motherhood; Ancient or modern?; Babies grow up; How old is old?; Rabbits and the landscape; Hunters and conservation; Bye baby bunting; Rabbit control; Rabbit farming; Farmers and hare conservation; Rabbits in research; Rabbits as pets: Fancy that!; Lust and luck; Rabbits for children, bunnies for grown-ups; Further information.