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Audubon's Birds of America
Roger Tory Peterson
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Description for Audubon's Birds of America
Num Pages: 435 pages, 435ill.435col.ill. BIC Classification: AFF; WNGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 119 x 110 x 40. Weight in Grams: 434.
This sparkling Tiny Folio edition of Audubon's Birds of America displays all 435 of Audubon's hand-coloured engravings, graced with an illuminating introduction by Roger Tory Peterson that places Audubon in his ornithological and art historical context. Issued with the full endorsement and cooperation of the Audubon Society, the stunning Baby Elephant Folio - here reproduced in a miniature-like version - was the first work ever to arrange Audubon's plates in scientific order.
This sparkling Tiny Folio edition of Audubon's Birds of America displays all 435 of Audubon's hand-coloured engravings, graced with an illuminating introduction by Roger Tory Peterson that places Audubon in his ornithological and art historical context. Issued with the full endorsement and cooperation of the Audubon Society, the stunning Baby Elephant Folio - here reproduced in a miniature-like version - was the first work ever to arrange Audubon's plates in scientific order.
Product Details
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
435
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Series
Tiny Folio
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780789208149
SKU
V9780789208149
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About Roger Tory Peterson
Roger Tory Peterson was widely regarded as America's most notable ornithologist from his historic publication of A Field Guide to the Birds in 1934 to his death in 1996. Virginia Marie Peterson is a scientist and an expert on the environmental effects of oil spills.
Reviews for Audubon's Birds of America
"A brilliant achievement."
The New York Times
The New York Times