Bird biographies : a guide-book for beginners. An introduction to 150 common land birds of the eastern United States / illustrated by Robert Bruce Horsfall

Ball, Alice, E. Bird biographies : a guide-book for beginners. An introduction to 150 common land birds of the eastern United States / illustrated by Robert Bruce Horsfall. 56 colored plates. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1923. Hardback, VG, no dustjacket. Textured green cloth, a little sunned and mottled to spine. Blind frame and decoration to front; gilt lettering to front and spine, the later faded. Binding strong, just starting to crack along the front gutter at the title page. Humorous 1920s Christmas card pasted to ffep. xx, 295pp., colour plates. Contents clean and bright. Top edge of the page block stained green, the other edges rough-cut. "It has been my purpose to give, not only a portrait and a description of the birds I have chosen for this volume, but a summing up of the beneficial and injurious habits of each, gained from the highest authorities obtainable. The book is intended for beginners, or for those xvi who long to know birds intimately and intelligently, and wish to belong to the great army of bird-students who are “doing their bit” to preserve the bird-life of our country" (from the Foreword). PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A HEAVY ITEM AND WE WILL NEED TO QUOTE FOR EXTRA POSTAGE FOR ORDERS FROM OUTSIDE THE UK. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…