Desmond Hawkins — Cranborne Chase

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd , 1980. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of this compelling history of Cranborne Chase, from author and BBC features producer Desmond Hawkins. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. A fascinating history of Cranborne Chase, including its wildlife, pre-Roman roads, rivers, railways and more, all of which is interwoven with charming personal recollections from the author. Written by Desmond Hawkins, a British author, editor and radio personality who worked as a features producer for the BBC, specialising in nature programmes. Illustrated with a frontispiece and ten double-sided monochrome plates of photographs. Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with only a hint of shelf wear to the spine tail. Dust wrapper is excellent, with bumping to the spine head and a minor handling mark to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.