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The Birds of America From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories (8 Volume set) with 500 Original Hand Colored Plates by Audubon, John James

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The Birds of America From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories (8 Volume set) with 500 Original Hand Colored Plates by Audubon, John James

The Birds of America From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories (8 Volume set) with 500 Original Hand Colored Plates

by Audubon, John James

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This item is currently on reserve; please contact dealer for more details. New York (1870): George R. Lockwood. Octavo. The last and best of the preferred editions issued in original publisher's full brown morocco, decorated in blind, raised bands, with title gilt, containing 500 superb hand-colored plates. Not only were the artists-illustrators able to use the original 435 plates from the double-elephant folio reducing the plates by camera lucida but they were also able to make certain only one species was depicted per plate, thus they were made available an additional 65 plates. The original plates were destroyed in a Philadelphia warehouse fire in the early 1870's. This rare edition collates the same as the reported copies at the University of California, Berkeley and Cornell with each bearing the 1870 date and containing the index at the end of Volume VIII (which is lacking in the other editions). Other libraries report variant editions lacking the index and the 1870 date. It is for this reason that later editions are reprinted without the index and the scarcity of this the last great and most preferred edition. Each plate perfect lacking any of the browning or spotting as was present even in the Pirie copy [which also had a severe tear on plate 259]. Even the Sigety copy had faint offsetting. This copy has been preserved with the original tissue guards and maintained in obvious ideal condition since its issue in 1870. Though they do not provide complete descriptive bibliographic notes, Sabin 2364 and Nissen 52 (as well as Reese's exhibit at the Grolier [Reese 34], our description here provides the most exact collation. Superb condition with the half-title present in all volumes. All plates are present with four plates in volume III present but bound out of sequence. [see below] Detailed collation is as follows: Beige backgrounds Volume I. Half-title, viii; xv, [11]12-246pp. Plates 1-70; Volume II. Half-title, vii, [11]12-199pp., Plates 71-140; Volume III. Half-title, viii, [9]10-233, Plates 141-210; sequence of plates 55 and 56 misbound and plates 87 and 88 misbound though all plates present.; Volume IV. Half-title, viii, [9]10-321pp. Plates 211-280. ; Volume V. Half-title, viii, [9]10-346pp., 281-350. Volume VI. Half-title, vii, [9]10-298pp., Plates 351-394; Volume VII. Half-title, vii, [9]10-285pp., Plates 395-440 Volume VIII. Half-title, viii, [9]10-266pp., with index to all eight volumes. Plates 441-500.
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  • Publisher George R. Lockwood
  • Place of Publication New York (1870)
  • Keywords Orinthology; Hand-colored Plates of Birds; Camera Lucida

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A Monograph of the Pittidae, or, Family of Ant Thrushes
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A Monograph of the Pittidae, or, Family of Ant Thrushes

by ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915)

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New York: D.Appleton & Co, 1863. Folio. (21 7/16 x 13 5/8 inches). 1p. dedication to Philip Lutley Sclater, 1p. list of subscribers. 31 fine hand-coloured lithographic plates, heightened with gum arabic, after Elliot (24), Paul Louis Oudart (4), E. Maubert (1), A.Mesnel (1) and one unsigned, drawn on stone by C. P.Tholey and others, printed and coloured by Bowen & Co. of Philadelphia. (Occasional light spotting, small skillfully-repaired tear to blank margin of title). Contemporary green half morocco gilt by W.S. Hiltz, spine gilt in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and fourth compartments, repeat decoration in the others, marbled endpapers, gilt edges (expert repairs to spine) A fine copy of the first edition. A rare and spectacular ornithological work, the first book by Elliot with his own illustrations, and the scarcest of his major monographs. 'Elliot was not his own painter, except among the Pittas. Early in his career, in 1863, he had brought out his book on the… Read More
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Naturgeschichte Aus Den Besten Schriftstellern Mit Merianischen Und Neuen Kupfern, Erster...
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Naturgeschichte Aus Den Besten Schriftstellern Mit Merianischen Und Neuen Kupfern, Erster Abschnitt der Vogel - Sechster Abschnitt des Vogels

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Heilbronn. First Edition . Half Cloth - Hardbound. Good/No Jacket. sm folio. Six parts published from 1774 - 1779. Bound and paginated into a single volume. 580+ pages, plus 35 plates, though lacking plates I, II, & IV. Some plates are bound out of order. Engraved and highly decorated primary title page, with separate title pages of each part. Original paper over card board covers with paper spine label. Covers are very worn. Small library book plates on front paste down. Inked library number at lower corner of blank front free end page and on blank verso of Part I title page. There are no other library markings. Foxing affecting first ten leaves, and edges of most plates and title pages. Part I title page with vertical crease.
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Neil Cost: Magic with Wood: A Photographic Collection of Unique and Rare Turkey Calls
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Neil Cost: Magic with Wood: A Photographic Collection of Unique and Rare Turkey Calls

by Marks, Michael F.

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Long Cane Press, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket. Used- Fine condition. Signed by the author. Book is number 537 of the numbered and signed first edition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows light shelf wear. Slight crease along the bottom edge on the front cover of the dust jacket. No further markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Aviary [Limited to 60 Copies, Signed by Kate Delos]
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Aviary [Limited to 60 Copies, Signed by Kate Delos]

by Rosenwasser, Rena; with Kate Delos Illustrations

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San Francisco: Limestone Press, 1988. Limited Edition. Octavo. 36 unnumbered pages. One leaf cut in shape of a bird. No. 3 of 60 copies. Front cover has image of bird from a woodblock carved by the artist. Aviary was printed from linoleum blocks cut by Kate Delos, each impression was hand inked by printers, Jill Livermore and Yoshiko Shimano. Kate Delos has exhibited widely on the West Coast, as well as in the Foyer, d'Acueill in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. She lives in the Bay Area where she has taught bookmaking and painting in Bay Area schools for many years.
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The Birds of America [WITH] The Quadrupeds of North America.
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The Birds of America [WITH] The Quadrupeds of North America.

by Audubon, John James; and John Bachman.

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New York: George R. Lockwood, [1870 or 1871]. Seventh and final edition. Very good condition in good binding.. Octavo (29 cm); two works in 11 volumes, comprising The Birds of America in 8 volumes and The Quadrupeds of North America in 3 volumes. Collated complete (collation upon request) with 500 tinted and hand-colored lithographic plates of birds and 155 of mammals by W. E. Hitchcock and R. Trembly after Audubon, printed and hand finished by J.T. Bowen. Uniformly bound as issued in black half morocco over green marbled boards, with gilt edging where leather and paper meet. Spines in six compartments, with arabesque lozenges and corners in gilt, along with titles and volume numbers. Top edges gilt. Binding has been reinforced to functional condition, with all joints strengthened with Japanese paper repairs, corners and edges rebuilt where necessary, along with spine ends; some gaps in gilding on spines and labels. Bindings are presentable. Interior remarkably fresh and clean, without spots… Read More
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BEIJA-FLORES DO ESTADO DO ESPIRITO SANTO HUMMINGBIRDS OF STATE OF ESPIRITO SANTO Hummingbirds of...

BEIJA-FLORES DO ESTADO DO ESPIRITO SANTO HUMMINGBIRDS OF STATE OF ESPIRITO SANTO Hummingbirds of State of Espirito Santo

by Ruschi, Auguston

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Editora Rios, Brazil, 1982. First Edition Thus; First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Etienne Demonte. Color Plates; Defects include a small piece seemingly cut from top of DJ and a couple of other minor flaws. The book has a small cut our of front fly leaf at top and prior owners stamp on bottom of title page. The color plates and all other pages are in perfect condition. ; A beautiful scientific book on hummingbirds. In addition to the 29 color plates, the professor provides the Latin names, identifies the body parts, and describes the characterics of the birds. Everything you've always wanted to know and see in up close color! Whether you are a collector of all things Hummingbird or a student of this amazing creature or love the illustrator, you will want this book. Etienne Demonte is a Brazilian naturalist-painter who lives (at that time) in Rio de Janeiro. Animals & Birds. Member of FABA (Fl Antiquarian Booksellers' Assoc) Size: Folio13-23 inches tall. 263 pp. Illustrator:… Read More
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A Monograph of the Pittidae, or, Family of Ant Thrushes
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A Monograph of the Pittidae, or, Family of Ant Thrushes

by ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915)

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New York: D.Appleton & Co, 1863. Folio. (21 7/16 x 13 5/8 inches). 1p. dedication to Philip Lutley Sclater, 1p. list of subscribers. 31 fine hand-coloured lithographic plates, heightened with gum arabic, after Elliot (24), Paul Louis Oudart (4), E. Maubert (1), A.Mesnel (1) and one unsigned, drawn on stone by C. P.Tholey and others, printed and coloured by Bowen & Co. of Philadelphia. (Occasional light spotting, small skillfully-repaired tear to blank margin of title). Contemporary green half morocco gilt by W.S. Hiltz, spine gilt in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and fourth compartments, repeat decoration in the others, marbled endpapers, gilt edges (expert repairs to spine) A fine copy of the first edition. A rare and spectacular ornithological work, the first book by Elliot with his own illustrations, and the scarcest of his major monographs. 'Elliot was not his own painter, except among the Pittas. Early in his career, in 1863, he had brought out his book on the… Read More
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Elephant folio Plate CXXVII) Fringilla ludoviciana

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Elephant folio Plate CXXVII) Fringilla ludoviciana

by John James Audubon

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Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring on 1836 watermarked J. Whatman hand-made paper. Unusually wide, untrimmed margins showing the pulls from the binder's signatures on the left margin and the gilt to the top edge. "I closed my eyes, and was passing away into the world of dreaming existence, when suddenly there burst on my soul the serenade of the Rose-breasted bird, so rich, so mellow, so loud in the stillness of the night, that sleep fled from my eyelids. Never did I enjoy music more: it thrilled through my heart, and surrounded me with an atmosphere of bliss. One might easily have imagined that even the Owl, charmed by such delightful music, remained reverently silent. Long after the sounds ceased did I enjoy them, and when all had again become still, I stretched out my wearied limbs, and gave myself up to the luxury of repose." John James Audubon
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Wilson’s Plover ,The original hand-coloured lithographs first edition of The Birds of America...

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Wilson's Plover ,The original hand-coloured lithographs first edition of The Birds of America by John James Audubon,done by the Philadelphia firm of J.T. Bowen in 1840-1844.
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Aviary [Limited to 60 Copies, Signed by Kate Delos]
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Aviary [Limited to 60 Copies, Signed by Kate Delos]

by Rosenwasser, Rena; with Kate Delos Illustrations

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San Francisco: Limestone Press, 1988. Limited Edition. Octavo. 36 unnumbered pages. One leaf cut in shape of a bird. No. 3 of 60 copies. Front cover has image of bird from a woodblock carved by the artist. Aviary was printed from linoleum blocks cut by Kate Delos, each impression was hand inked by printers, Jill Livermore and Yoshiko Shimano. Kate Delos has exhibited widely on the West Coast, as well as in the Foyer, d'Acueill in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. She lives in the Bay Area where she has taught bookmaking and painting in Bay Area schools for many years.
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The Birds Of America From Drawings Made In The United States And Their Territories - Vol. I
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The Birds Of America From Drawings Made In The United States And Their Territories - Vol. I

by John James Audubon

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The Birds of America from Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories - Vol. I
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The Birds of America from Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories - Vol. I

by John James Audubon

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The Birds Of America From Drawings Made In The United States And Their Territories - Vol. I
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The Birds Of America From Drawings Made In The United States And Their Territories - Vol. I

by John James Audubon

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The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories

by Audubon, John James

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New York: Roe Lockwood & Son, 1861. The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories by John James Audubon, F.R.S., Re-issued by J[ohn] W[oodhouse] Audubon. New York. Roe Lockwood & Son, Publishers 1861. Seven volumes, bound in five, each measuring 7.25" wide by 10.25" tall (superroyal octavo?). 246pp., 199pp., 233pp., 321pp, 346pp, 456pp, 372pp, iv. Illustrated with many text-cuts [Zimmer calls for 97 figures]. The lithographed double elephant FOLIO VOLUME OF PLATES published a year earlier (1860), is NOT present. Bound in full gilt-tooled maroon leather with 5 raised bands. All edges gilt. The bindings are in Poor-Fair condition. A few front and rear boards are no longer attached, although all are still present. Some marbled endpapers are also separated. Two of the spines have partially perished; one is mostly gone, the other is a third missing. INTERNAL CONDITION IS FINE with no foxing. Textblocks are crisp, clean and could easily… Read More
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The Birds Of America, from Drawings made in the United States and Their Territories

by John James Audubon

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New York J. J. Audubon, Philadelphia J. B. Chevalier, 1840 (1839) 1844. Hardcover. Good. First octavo edition of John James Audubon's Seminal work. Audubon created 65 new images for the octavo edition of 1827-38; the original configurations were altered so that only on species is depicted per plate. The Octavo edition of Audubon's Birds was probably the greatest commercial success of any color plate book issued in the 19th century America. While Audubon had become internationally famous in the course of producing the double-elephant folio edition of the Birds in London between 1826 and 1839, it was the octavo version, issued at $100, which achieved widespread circulation and brought the work into the homes of many well-to-do Americans. The text is a revision of the ornithological Biography rearranged according to Audubon's "A Synopsis of the Birds of North America" 91839) Ayer/Zimmer p22; Bennett p5; Mcgill/Wood, p208; Nissen IVB 51; Sabin 2364; Stamped with National… Read More
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The Birds of America, From Drawings Made In The United States And Their Territories.

The Birds of America, From Drawings Made In The United States And Their Territories.

by Audubon, John James

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New York: Published by J. J. Audubon. Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier, 1840-1844.
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Portraits of Nature: Paintings by Robert Bateman

Portraits of Nature: Paintings by Robert Bateman

by SHETLER, Stanwyn G

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Smithsonian Institute Press, 1987. Paperback. Very Good. Very good paperback. Liight wear to covers. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of Bateman's work at the National Museum of Natural History in 1987. Amply illustrated in color and b&w.
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North American Birdfeeder Handbook
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North American Birdfeeder Handbook

by Robert Burton forward Stephen W Kress

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A guide to creating a bird-friendly environment, with tips on feeders, nest boxes, birdbaths, recipes, and bird identification, all pages clean and unmarked
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Vesper Flights: New and Collected Essays [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]
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Vesper Flights: New and Collected Essays [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]

by Macdonald, Helen

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New York: Grove Press, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Helen Macdonald to special themed bookplate affixed to front free endpaper. Stated first edition, with full number line indicating first printing. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". ix, 261pp. A touch of shelfwear to bright dust jacket. Bound in full black paper over boards, with spine backed in black cloth and lettered in silver. A new, unread signed first edition of this collection of essays about the natural world by Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk. ABOUT VESPER FLIGHTS: From the New York Times bestselling author of H is for Hawk and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction, comes a transcendent collection of essays about the natural world. Animals don't exist in order to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves. Helen Macdonald's bestselling debut H is for Hawk brought the astonishing story of… Read More
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The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird SIGNED FIRST EDITION
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The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird SIGNED FIRST EDITION

by Davis, Jack E

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New York: Liveright Publishing Company, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author in ink at front free endpaper. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 417pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Gulf, a sweeping cultural and natural history of the bald eagle in America. The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble," yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher of babies. Taking us from before the nation's founding through inconceivable resurgences of this enduring all-American species, Jack E. Davis contrasts the… Read More
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Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers
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Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers: Order Paseriformes, Bulletin 203

by Arthur Cleveland Bent

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Old original printing of United States National Museum, `1953, 734 pp, rough page ends, strong binding. There are a very few notations by owner and salutation. This was later printed in 2 volumes. No photos, printed by Unite tates Government Printing Office in Washington D.C. orig. price $4.50.
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World of Birds
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World of Birds

by James Fisher; Roger Tory Peterson

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New York: Doubleday, 1964. Hardcover. Very good. 4to (33 x 24 cm). 288 pp. Signed by Peterson on 2nd blank endpaper, rest of text block tight and unmarked. Black cloth covers with gilt titles to spine and upper, light wear to head/tail of spine,corners and edges. No DJ.
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Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds
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Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds

by Lack, David

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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1968. First edition. ILLUSTRATED COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ADAPTATIONS OF BIRDS FOR BREEDING BY EXPERT ON DARWIN'S FINCHES. 10 inches tall mauve cloth binding, gilt title to spine, unmarked, very good in good price-clipped dust jacket with edge tears. From dust jacket: "The primary aim of this book is an interpretation of the main adaptations of birds for breeding-whether a species lests solitarily or in colonies, whether it is monogamous or has several mates, the lumber of eggs that it lays, the relative size of its eggs, the rate of development of its eggs and young, and the age at which it first breeds. This book is the first comprehensive survey of these points that has been made, so readers can see what is known, and what emains to be discovered, and hence may be stimulated to add to knowledge. However it is much more than a summary of the facts, for these various adaptations have been interpreted in terms of natural selection, and the author has suggested how each of… Read More
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A Natural History of American Birds of Eastern and Central North America
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A Natural History of American Birds of Eastern and Central North America

by Forbush, Edward Howe; May, John Bichard

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Houghton Mifflin Compay Boston, 1939. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good. 1939. Revised and Abridged with the Addition of More Than One Hundred Species. Very good red cloth hardcover without dust jacket. Edge wear. Previous owner's name on ffep. Illustrated in color by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Allan Brooks and Roger Tory Peterson.
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On Ancient Wings

On Ancient Wings: The Sandhill Cranes of North America

by Michael Forsberg

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Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges. Theirs is an epic story of endurance through the ages. With 153 stunning color photographs, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra, to the arid High Plains, from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty and an uncommon persistence, the author documents the cranes' challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing natural world. Forsberg argues that humankind, for its own sake, should secure the cranes' place in the future.… Read More
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Bird Banding

by Elliot McClure

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Trade paperback with multiple illustrations, maps, photographs. 340 pages with indexOrnithology and how the banding yields info about birds as carriers of disease.
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