A Nature Diary [SIGNED by Adams & Lawrence]

Harmondsworth/New York: Viking/ Penguin, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. fine. Quarto. 160pp. Illustrated dust jacket with black and red lettering on the covers and spine. Black buckram boards, with gilt lettering on the spine. Signed by both Richard Adams and illustrator John Lawrence on the title page. This a first edition of this delightful account of Adam's various travels in the natural environment. "' 'This', says Richard Adams of his "Nature Diary," is not a catalogue of rare and seldom seen things, but an authentic day-to-day record made during a calendar year. I simply write down what I saw or heard every day." Illustrated throughout in color and b/w by John Lawrence, who also illustrated Adam's "Watership Down." Laid in at the interior front cover is a pamphlet for an exhibition of the artwork from this book by John Lawrence, held 14 November - 24 December 1985. The jacket, binding and interior are all in fine condition.