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Seller: Tombland Bookshop, Norwich, Nflk, United KingdomTombland Bookshop
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8vo., xi., 386 pp. inc. index plus 2pp publisher list. Publishers leather bound edition of 75 copies. This being one of the 8 extra lettered copies for the editorial board of which this is labelled as "c" and signed by the author to plate tipped onto front paste-down. a.e.g., fine in original full dark brown leather with raised bands, gilt and blind stamped, fine in original unclipped dustwrapper, dustwrapper signed by the artist, light shelfwear to dustwrapper, (2 x 3 mm loss lower edge spine of dw, very good plus in original plain brown cloth covered slip case, light shelfwear, minor marks, very good Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller Inventory # 41284
- Title
- Badger
- Author
- Roper, Timothy J.
- Publisher
- Collins, London.
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed By Author
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- ISBN 10
- 0007320418
- ISBN 13
- 9780007320417
- Illustrator
- Gillmor, Robert (dustjacket)
- Edition
- Limited Signed Edition.
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- Book Cabinet
A comprehensive natural history of one of Britain’s favourite animals
The badger has for many years occupied a unique place in the British consciousness. Despite the fact that most people have never seen one, the badger has become one of Britain's best-loved animals. The number of organisations that use the badger as a logo, the number of websites featuring information about badgers, and the number of voluntary badger protection societies that exist are testament to this popularity.
In fact, the attitude of most ordinary people towards badgers is complex and contradictory, involving a combination of familiarity and ignorance, concern and indifference. For an increasing number of people, badgers constitute an important source of interest and pleasure, be it through watching them in their gardens or in the wild, sharing badger-related knowledge and experiences with others via the internet, or defending badgers against threats to their welfare. For others, on the other hand, badgers are a problem species that requires active management.
In this highly anticipated new study, Prof Tim Roper explores every aspects of the biology and behaviour of these fascinating animals. In doing so, he reveals the complexities of a lifestyle that allows badgers to build communities in an astonishing variety of habitats, ranging from pristine forests to city centres. He also reveals the facts behind the controversy surrounding the badgers' role in transmitting tuberculosis to cattle, shedding new light on an issue that has resulted in one of the most extensive wildlife research programmes ever carried out.
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About the Author
Prof Timothy J. Roper has been studying aspects of badger social and territorial behaviour for over twenty years. He has worked on projects in the UK (Sussex and Gloucestershire), Luxembourg and Belgium. He has been a Specialist Scientific Advisor to the House of Commons Agriculture Select Committee and contributed to a report by the Government Chief Scientific Advisor on bovine tuberculosis in badgers and cattle in 2007. Apart from trying to get his three young children interested in nature, music and books, his main avocations are food, wine, opera and American literature.
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