This vintage paperback book is the Pan Books edition of Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell. It is an early edition, possibly the first paperback printing from 1963, and is a well-known nature classic.
Book Details
Title: Ring of Bright Water
Author: Gavin Maxwell
Publisher: Pan Books
Edition: Pan M36, likely a first paperback edition from 1963 or an early printing from around that time.
Synopsis: The book is an autobiographical true story detailing the author's life with pet otters on the remote west coast of Scotland, at a place he called Camusfearna. It became a bestseller and has been praised for its lyrical descriptions of nature and the bond between man and animal.
Film Adaptation: The book was made into a successful film released in 1969, starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna.