Bird Etchings: The Illustrators and Their Books, 1655-1855 by Jackson, Christine E - 1989

Cornell University Press, 1989. Paperback. Very good. 9x6x0. softcover, minor wear, pages beginning to lightly tan and solid binding, a nice copy.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. American First. A bit of edge wear to card covers; remainder dot on bottom edge near spine; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; a very good reading copy; illustrated with black and white portraits of the bird etchers covered as well as reproductions in both black and white in and color of the bird etchings themselves; 292 pages.

Cornell Univ Pr, 1989-10. Paperback. Good.

Cornell University Press, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover.

Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1989. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean and tight. Sharp corners. Flat spine. NO creases. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. With 80 illustrations, mostly full page plates including 4 in color on special glossy paper. Documents the work of 16 notable amateur naturalists/illustrators of bird books from the mid 1600s to the mid 1800s. Includes accounts of the life and works of Francis Willughby, John Ray, Eleazar Albin, Mark Catesby, George Edwards, Thomas Pennant, William Hayes, John Latham, John Walcott, William Lewin, James Bolton, Edward Donovan, George Graves, Prideaux John Selby, Sir William Jardine, and John James LaForest Audubon. Four valuable appendices: 1) Continental Illustrated Bird Books; 2) The Use of Metal for Bird Illustrations; 3) The Main Periodicals with Engraved/Etched Bird Illustrations; 4) Editions, Impressions, and… Read More

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Cornell Univ Pr, 1989. Paperback. Very Good. 292 pp. Paperback in very good condition. Minor shelf wear. B & W and color plates.

Cornell Univ Pr, 1989-10-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Cornell University Press, 1989-10-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!