Norman Ellison — Adventuring with Nomad; Roving with Nomad

London, University of London Press Ltd. 1949-1950. First edition. Cloth. A two volume set of first edition copies of nature accounts by radio presenter and author Norman Ellison, illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe. A two volume set.The first editions.In the publisher's original green and orange cloth bindings. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. A set of works by Norman Ellison, an English radio presenter and author who made radio programmes about nature and the countryside for the BBC's Children's Hour under the pseudonym Nomad the Naturalist, and wrote on the same subjects both as Nomad and in his own name.Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe, an internationally renowned naturalistic painter of British birds and other wildlife. Including: (1949) 'Roving With Nomad', and (1950) 'Adventuring With Nomad&apos.Each with a frontispiece, and in text illustrations throughout. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Offsetting and spotting to endpapers of 'Adventuring With Nomad&apos. Dust wrappers are smart, with sunning to spines, closed tears to edges, and slight loss to the heads and tails. Repaired closed tear to front board of ''Adventuring With Nomad' wrap, with the odd spot. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: C.F. Tunncliffe. Very Good Indeed/Good.