Birds of the Eastern Forest, Vol. 2. This item is unavailable.Birds of the Eastern Forest, Vol. 2

Birds of the Eastern Forest: 2 -- 1977 reprint, an oversized 261 pages hardcover with an unclipped (but no price anywhere) dust jacket from Houghton Mifflin. Paintings by J. F. Lansdowne with text by John A. Livingston. Also, included is a beautiful color reproduction, suitable for framing, with a tissue cover measuring 8 3/4" X 11", of "Blue-Winged Warbler", a photo by the National Audubon Society's first bird sculpture, one of the world's most magnificent works of art in fine porcelain. The book measures approx. 9 3/4" X 13" X 1" with 261 pages including an index. "Publication of the first volume of Birds of the Eastern Forest in 1968 was greeted by unanimous critical acclaim. This new volume displays the same superb qualities that have earned J. F. Lansdowne and John A. Livingston their international reputation--accurate and beautiful paintings combined with an authoritative and readable text. For Birds of the Eastern Forest: 2 Mr. Lansdowne has created sixty magnificent new paintings which are reproduced here in full color...On the page facing each color plate appears Mr. Livingston's text--alway exact, readable and informative."--from the front flap.