The Book of Birds: Common Town, Country and American Game Species (National Geographic Society, 1921 Revised Edition)

Langue : anglais

Edité par National Geographic Society, 1921

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Good. Antique National Geographic bird book w/ lovely illustrations. Unmarked. Revised Edition. 1921. National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. Hardcover: dark brown cloth w/ black stamped lettering, moderate corner tip rubbing, light edge shelf wear, small moisture & bleach spots near the lower right front edge, moderate softening & rubbing to spine head & heel. Split front inner hinge w/ exposed mull, all pages present. Plain endpapers w/ moderate tanning & age spotting. 250 natural color bird paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, b&w photographic plates by George Shiras 3rd & in-text migration maps. 195 pp. 7x10" (Quarto). Ships in a box, quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: The Book of Birds, published in 1921 by the National Geographic Society, surveys North American bird life across songbirds, raptors, shorebirds and native game species. The chapters gather monographs serialized in National Geographic Magazine between 1913 and 1918, pairing behavioral observation w/ early field research on nesting habits, geographic range and the role of insect-eating species in farm ecology. Identification markers, habitats, feeding patterns and the relationship of each species to agricultural crops are set out species by species. Louis Agassiz Fuertes supplies 250 natural color species portraits, the standard American identification reference before Roger Tory Peterson's 1934 field guide. Monochrome wildlife photographs by George Shiras 3rd, a pioneer of night camera-trap work, run alongside them, w/ in-text migration maps by Wells W. Cooke charting continental flyways for species such as the scarlet tanager and bobolink. Fuertes painted from live birds in their habitats, and his portraits were printed on coated text leaves. Lead author Henry W. Henshaw directed the U.S. Biological Survey 1910-1916 and helped draft the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Frederic H. Kennard contributed a section on encouraging birds around the home. Printed in Washington, D.C. by the press of Judd & Detweiler, the volume was built to bridge biological classification and public education during a formative era of American conservation policy.…

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Détails bibliographiques

Titre
The Book of Birds: Common Town, Country and American Game Species (National Geographic Society, 1921 Revised Edition)
Auteur
Henry W. Henshaw; Frederic H. Kennard; Wells W. Cooke; George Shiras 3rd
Éditeur
National Geographic Society
Année de publication
1921
État de l'article
Good
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
Édition
1921 Revised Edition.
Poids de l'article
49 onces
Dimensions
7.0 x 10.0 in
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