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Reprint. Hard cover, 12 mo (5 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches) in taupe clothlike paper covered boards with titles in silver to the spine, in the original decorative dust jacket, now covered in mylar. Blue end papers, illustrated with color reproductions to every page, 336pp. including index. "Birds" tells the story of the development of bird art through the ages, from the earliest images of birds, through the Age of Exploration, to the present day. It is beautifully illustrated with original artworks and plates from some of the world's most renouned artists, including Audubon, Gould, Lear, MacGillivary, Thorburn and Wolf." (blurb) Whether your interest is primarily as an art sourcebook, or interest in the history and personalities involved in ornithological explorations of discovery, this book has something for you.
Ref: NATH 9411
$45.00