Jacob Studer Editor (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint Edition. Boards (HB) in very good condition with some cover wear. Inside is all clean and bright with no marks, folds or writing notes. Over 700 different species and varieties drawn and colored from nature on the 119 crayon plates by Theodore Jasper. Facsimile of the 1881 edition. 119 full page color plates plus 182 text pages giving a popular account of their habits and characteristics. As this book is both over sized and heavy, there will be extra shipping charges for priority or for mailing outside of the country.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Nature. Reprint edition of 1881 classic. Covers very nice, corners sharp, light soil. Interior clean and tight. Dust jacket rubbed, some soil, tears and creases on the rear panel, nick and tear on the front flap fold. Large book, 11" x 15", 7 pounds, additional postage required for international orders.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Quarter simulated vellum gilt with green cloth sides, slipcase, thick folio, (ix), 182, (1) pages + 119 color plates by Theodore Jasper. Copy No. 11 of 500 numbered copies printed from the original edition and bound by Rand McNally. A fine copy in a mildly edgeworn paper-covered board slipcase. Additional shipping cost may be requested.

Large volume 11.25 x 14.75 inches. 1.5 inches thick. Studer's Popular Ornithology. Over 700 species and varieties in natural color. Drawn and coloured from nature by Theodore Jasper. With 119 beautiful full-color plates and two indexes of scientific and common names. Introduction by Bertel Brunn. After almost 100 years this celebrated American classic was again published. A stunning combination of noted nineteenth century naturalist Theodore Jasper's original art and Jabob Studer's scientific observations, first published in 1881. 182 pp text and 119 colour plates. Bound in dark brown boards with ornate gilt lettering on front board and plain lettering on spine. Overall condition near Fine. In VG+ illustrated dust wrapper.

Imperial 4to. (14 5/8 x 11 1/2 inches). 119 lithographed plates, printed in colour and finished by hand after drawings by Theodore Jasper. Publisher's full brown morocco, boards with blind-embossed decorations, front board lettered gilt, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt A vibrant and influential late 19th-century American ornithological work. Jacob H. Studer created the present work with the aim of making ornithology accessible to a broader audience. Unlike earlier, more expensive natural history folios, Studer's publication was conceived as a more affordable guide for families, schools, and amateur naturalists, an approach that contributed to its wide popularity and multiple subsequent editions, the final appearing in 1903. The 119 chromolithographic plates, many based on first-hand observation rather than copied from earlier works, combine scientific clarity with a distinctly charming visual style. While less austere than Audubon and more accessible than the works of Baird or Ridgway, the illustrations echo the warmth and immediacy of Wilson and his contemporaries, helping to bridge the divide between academic ornithology and popular natural history. Studer's work serves as both a beautiful example of American chromolithography and a meaningful cultural artifact in the democratization of scientific knowledge at the turn of the century. Cf. Anker p.80; Bennett p.63; Fine Bird Books (1990) p.145; Nissen IVB 473; Wood p.406; Zimmer p.333.