Otter country : in search of the wild otter / Miriam Darlington ; illustrated by Kelly Dyson
2012, 1st edition. London : Granta. SIGNED. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #333674
ISBN: 9781847084859
Physical description: 363 pages: illustrations; 20 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-353) and index.
Subjects: Otters Great Britain. Otters Ecology Great Britain. Riparian ecology Great Britain. Otters Ecology. Riparian ecology.
Fischotter. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated.
Summary: "Over the course of a year and a half, [the author] travelled Britain in search of wild otters; from her home in Devon to the wilds of Scotland; to Cumbria, Wales, Northumberland, Cornwall, Somerset and the river Lea; to her childhood home near the [river] Ouse, the source of her watery obsession. [The book] follows [her] search through different landscapes, seasons, wather and light, as she tracks one of Britain's most elusive animals. During her journey, she metters otter experts, representatives of he Environment Agency, conservationists, ecologists, walkers, Henry Williamson's family, Gavin Maxwell's heir, zoo keepers, fishermen, scientists, hunters and poets. ..."
Price: €150.00