Here is the forward: https://i.ibb.co/Br0Jd74/The-Illustrated-Guide-to-Chickens-Forward-by-Prince-Charles.jpg Seems Charles is concerned about the plight of chickens. Englishmen- well not so much. Mrs. Sunshine picked this up at a garage sale last weekend. The illustrations in this book are gorgeous. I hate to even open it, the binding isn't even wrinkled, I don't think anyone has even thumbed through this.