This book begins dramatically - a flight of eight mute swans occupying the entire width of the second floor level of a busy street in the centre of Edinburgh, bringing traffic to a halt. In England all mute swans belong to the Crown - in Scotland they are wild and of three varieties - the mute, the whooper swan and the Bewick swan. The author of this book has observed them all - the mute pair on a man-made pond that successfully raises eight cygnets year in and year out, the pair which valliantly tried three times to rear ...
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This book begins dramatically - a flight of eight mute swans occupying the entire width of the second floor level of a busy street in the centre of Edinburgh, bringing traffic to a halt. In England all mute swans belong to the Crown - in Scotland they are wild and of three varieties - the mute, the whooper swan and the Bewick swan. The author of this book has observed them all - the mute pair on a man-made pond that successfully raises eight cygnets year in and year out, the pair which valliantly tried three times to rear their young on a remote Highland loch, only to lose even the sole survivor and the gathering of 3000 whoopers on Loch Eyre in 1989 when there was unprecedented pondweed growth. The author also discusses swans in folklore and in literature and the need for severe penal legislation to outlaw the appalling things that are perpetuated on swans by certain members of the human race. Jim Crumley is the author of "The Royal Mile".
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Add this copy of Waters of the Wild Swan Signed to cart. $14.50, like new condition, Sold by Dorothy Meyer-Bookseller rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Batavia, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Whittles Publishing.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 9 1/2"; NOT an ex library book. inscription signed by the author on the front endpaper. Clean interior pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped.
Add this copy of Waters of the Wild Swan to cart. $26.68, very good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1992 by Jonathan Cape.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. 1992 1st edition with colour illustrations; tightly bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dust jacket not price-clipped; light wear and a couple of small chips to edges; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy.
