The Book of Birds/ The First work presenting in full-color all the major species of the United States and Canada/ in 2 Volumes/ edited by Gilbert Grosvener and Alexander Wetmore

Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey (1875-1966); Wetmore, Alexander (1886-)

Published by Washington: National Geographic Society, 1939

About this Item

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed. Pages tanned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 2 v.: ill., map, col. plates; 26 cm. Contents: V. 1. Diving birds, ocean birds, swimmers, wading birds, wild fowl, birds of prey, game birds, shore birds, marsh dwellers, birds of the northern seas -- v. 2. Owls, goatsuckers, swifts, woodpeckers, flycatchers, crows, jays, blackbirds, orioles, chickaders, creepers, thrushes, swallows, tanagers, wrens, warblers, hummingbirds, finches and sparrows. Subjects: Ornithology. Birds United States. Birds Canada. Genre: Ornithology. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Book of Birds/ The First work presenting in full-color all the major species of the United States and Canada/ in 2 Volumes/ edited by Gilbert Grosvener and Alexander Wetmore
• Publisher: Washington: National Geographic Society
• Publication Date: 1939
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 6th Edition or Higher.
• Weight: 1 kilogram