OUT-OF-PRINT, vintage, presumed first edition, copyright 1949. Slim, intact hardcover with no writing, no owner name, no folded pages, B&W illustrations. Boards are sunned and bumped. DJ intact but in poor condition with tears and missing pieces. Please see photos. The return of the avocet to England as a breeding bird after an absence of over 100 years inspired this story based on fact: a veteran who finds avocets nesting on his marshes and determines to protect them. J.K. Stanford was a prolific author and ornithologist. Ships in a box, protected with bubble wrap. (SW2) (9F)