The Naturalist's Bedside Book
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Foxing on block - does not extend internally.
A beloved classic of British nature writing, The Naturalist's Bedside Book presents a warm and wonderfully personal collection of observations drawn from a lifetime spent in intimate communion with the English countryside. Written under the pen name BB, D.J. Watkins-Pitchford chronicles the rhythms of the natural world — from the habits of woodland creatures and the migrations of birds to the quiet drama of changing seasons — with the gentle authority of a man who has watched and listened for decades. The tone is reflective and unhurried, perfectly suited to the bedside table, inviting readers to slow down and rediscover the extraordinary richness hidden in ordinary fields, hedgerows, and streams. Illustrated with the author's own evocative artwork, the text weaves together natural history, personal memoir, and a deep reverence for the wild, making it as much a meditation on a vanishing rural England as it is a naturalist's handbook. It stands as an enduring testament to the power of patient observation and a profound love of the natural world.
Author: Bb (D.J. Watkins-Pitchford)
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Michael Joseph
Genre: Natural history
Edition: First edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Foxing on block - does not extend internally.
A beloved classic of British nature writing, The Naturalist's Bedside Book presents a warm and wonderfully personal collection of observations drawn from a lifetime spent in intimate communion with the English countryside. Written under the pen name BB, D.J. Watkins-Pitchford chronicles the rhythms of the natural world — from the habits of woodland creatures and the migrations of birds to the quiet drama of changing seasons — with the gentle authority of a man who has watched and listened for decades. The tone is reflective and unhurried, perfectly suited to the bedside table, inviting readers to slow down and rediscover the extraordinary richness hidden in ordinary fields, hedgerows, and streams. Illustrated with the author's own evocative artwork, the text weaves together natural history, personal memoir, and a deep reverence for the wild, making it as much a meditation on a vanishing rural England as it is a naturalist's handbook. It stands as an enduring testament to the power of patient observation and a profound love of the natural world.