The Book of Birds. The First Work Presenting in Full Color All the Major Species of the United States and Canada

Grosvenor, Gilbert

Published by Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society 1937, 1937

About this Item

1st Collected Edition. viii,356,[2];374,[1]pp. Two volumes Octavo in original green cloth with endpaper maps, and colour and b&w illustrations in text from photos, etc. Bookplate and ownership inscription on verso of front free endpaper and stamp of IGY on verso of title page. Binding of volume I soiled with wrinkling of pages from damp. Artifact from the U.S. Antarctic Expedition East Base during the International Geophysical Year at Wilkes Station, Antarctica, U.S. National Committee / National Academy of Sciences. Property of Carl R. Eklund, ornithologist on the expedition, the books had to be abandoned when ice conditions necessitated an emergency evacuation, that were later found and returned (account in accompanying letter) Also included are numerous letters and photos addressed to Eklund in English and Spanish. A wonderful artifact with lots of documentation.

Seller Inventory # 107476

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Book of Birds. The First Work Presenting in Full Color All the Major Species of the United States and Canada
• Publisher: Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society 1937
• Publication Date: 1937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: good to very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel and Exploration