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1978 · réf. 926Y2 — Brighton; Minneapolis; New York; London: Angus and Robertson; University of Minnesota Press; Doubleday and Company Inc.; The Sportsman's Press 1978-1988. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 11" by 8.5". Brian Hargreaves. A lovely set of four first edition works each exploring unique areas natural history including a fascinating biography of Sir John Millais. Four first editions with 'The Heyday of Natural History' being the US first edition.In the publisher's original dust wrappers with 'Heyday' and 'Millais' being clipped. This pleasing set offers a wide range of nature writing including an informative talk regarding the conservation of butterflies in Britain adorned with beautiful coloured illustrations. There is also a biographical work on the English painter and founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Sir John Everett Millais exploring the love story of him and John Ruskin's wife Effie and his prolific writing on natural history. The entirety of the set comprises the following: Butterflies on my Mind: Their Life and Conservation in Britain Today by Dulcie Gray 1978Charmingly illustrated in colour and monochrome by Brian Hargreaves. Bird Island in Antarctic Waters by David F. Parmelee 1980An informative study of the lesser known Bird Island a lonely outcrop in the South Georgia group where unusual gatherings of birds exist including penguins on Macaroni Point petrels pipits and skuas. The Heyday of Natural History 1820-1870 by Lynn Barber 1980An absorbing study of the Victorian obsession with natural history and an in-depth look at the relationship with natural theology. 'Millais: Three Generations of Nature Art and Sport' by J N P Watson 1988 In the original cloth bindings. 'Heyday' is in quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. In the original dust wrappers with 'Heyday' and 'Millais' clipped. Externally excellent with shelf wear only. Dust wrappers are very smart with minor edge wear and the occasional mark to the wrap. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine Angus and Robertson; University of Minnesota Press; Doubleday and Company, Inc.; The Sportsman's Press hardcover