Henry Williamson — The Phasian Bird

London, Faber and Faber, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this novel recounting the story of a game bird from English writer Henry Williamson. First edition. The story of a game bird, a hybrid pheasant, during a period of change in the country side. Set in a small coastal farm in Norfolk, England's primary game-shooting county, from 1937 to 1944, during the period of dereliction that fell on British farming. A fascinating work examining the country life and observing how each character affects the living of the rear pheasant living in the farm. Written by Henry William Williamson, an English writer who wrote novels concerned with wildlife, English social history, ruralism and the First World War. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light wear and fading to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot predominantly to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.