Published by Greystone, 2017
ISBN 10: 1771642777 ISBN 13: 9781771642774
Seller: Postscript Books, Newton Abbot, DEVON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: New. People have been fascinated by birds since earliest times; they appear in cave paintings, and served as auguries for the Romans. Illustrated with photographs, prints and ornithological watercolours, this study explores their attraction through the experiences of birdwatchers, egg-collectors, researchers including Audubon and Darwin, the avian fraudster Meinertzhagen, a woman who conversed with her parrot, and those such as Leonardo da Vinci who wished to fly.