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Birds of the island of Java

Birds of the island of Java

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Birds of the island of Java

by KURODA, Nagamachi

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Tokyo: by the author, 1936. FIRST EDITION. Volume I with errata and addenda, 1 folding map and 14 plates; Volume II with 20 plates and 1 folding map. All tissue guards present. Contemporary half burgundy cloth over boards, gilt title on spine, with original dusk jackets, slightly torn, and preserved in the original slipcases. A very good copy. First edition of the work that remains the standard of reference for the birds of Java, the world's most populous island located in Indonesia. The author offers the most comprenshive catalogue of Java birds, describing in detail 25 families and 225 species of Passeres in the first volume and the whole non-Passeres order in the second. The images are crowded, typically ten to fifteen to a plate, and offer an excellent representation of the birds. The plate representing the Pittas and the Broadbill is by the author's fourteen year old son, Nagahisa Kuroda, while the others are by Shigekazu Kobayashi, considered the leading bird artist in Japan.

Kuroda (1889-1978) was a famous Japanese ornithologist and honorary Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union. He is well known for his Birds of the Island of Java and his Parrots of the world in life colours.

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Bookseller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
16262
Title
Birds of the island of Java
Author
KURODA, Nagamachi
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
FIRST EDITION
Publisher
by the author
Place of Publication
Tokyo
Date Published
1936
Keywords
ornithology, indonesia, passeres, birds, art & illustrated books, japanese imprints, 20th century

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Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
First Edition
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Errata
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