A Prickly Affair. My Life with Hedgehogs. First Printing. Inscribed by the Author.
Language: English
Published by Allen Lane/Penguin Books, London, 2008
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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London. Allen Lane/Penguin. 2008. First Edition/First Printing (1 printed under first published 2008 to copyright page). Hard Cover. Beige boards with gilt titles to the spine. Small line vignettes on many pages. Inscribed warmly by the author on the title page. The book is tight and firmly bound with straight spine. No previous ownership inscriptions or remainder marks. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners and spine ends sharp. The pages and closed page edges are white and on good quality stock. The dust jacket is crisp and complete and unclipped at £14.99. The colours are bright, fresh and unfaded, corners and spine ends are sharp. The hedgehog may be small, but it attracts strong feelings. This is the story of one man's quest to understand our deep-rooted affection for these universally known, little-understood animals. Hugh's journey finally leads him to understand that our passion for hedgehogs is indelibly linked to our sense of our countryside, our childhood, and ourselves. The dust jacket will be protected with a new inert archival Brodart sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price within the UK is tracked 48 by Royal Mail and is at cost up to 2KG. Outside the UK , book is couriered by Transglobal Express to a number of shippers including USPS, Landmark Global, TG Direct and Spring. All duties and taxes paid at our end. All books are sent in custom book wrapper.…
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- Title
- A Prickly Affair. My Life with Hedgehogs. First Printing. Inscribed by the Author.
- Author
- Warwick, Hugh
- Publisher
- Allen Lane/Penguin Books, London
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- As new
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 184614065X
- ISBN 13
- 9781846140655
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 414 grams
- Dimensions
- 3 centimeters width by 14 centimeters height by 19 centimeters depth
Obsession, persecution and passion: the hedgehog may be small, but it attracts strong feelings. And Hugh Warwick is not immune. Travelling through fields in Devon and up to the islands of Scotland, visiting hedgehog hospitals across Britain and the International Hedgehog Olympics in the USA, travelling across China on the trial of the rare hedgehog species hughi, seen only twelve times in a 100 years, Hugh sets out to answer our questions about hedgehogs, from the practical to the sublime.
Considering hedgehogs and birds, featuring Brian May and Ted Hughes, explaining what hedgehogs do when they're not in our gardens and why it is that we like them, this is the funny, eccentric and moving story of one man's quest to understand our deep-rooted affection for these universally known, little-understood animals.
Hedgehogs are often our first encounter with the animal world, yet their numbers are now declining rapidly, down 20% in the last ten years (as Hugh knows from his involvement in HogWatch). From tips on how to make your garden more hedgehog friendly, to explaining how hedgehogs can save the world, Hugh's journey finally leads him to understand that our passion for hedgehogs is indelibly linked to our sense of our countryside, our childhood, and ourselves.
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