Tory Peterson’s Field Guide to Birds
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
To celebrate what would have been Tory Peterson’s 100th birthday a special anniversary edition of his famous bird watching book from Field Guide to Birds is being published.
According to Publishers Weekly the 1934 first edition of Field Guide to the Birds sold out its 2,000 copy print run in two weeks and went on to become the biggest seller in the “field guide” series selling eight million copies.
Early editions of this birders bible are a coveted prize being offered for up to $5000.