THE EAGLE IN FACT AND FICTION. Original Drawings By Ralph Pinto.

bluegreen & brown ½ cloth illustrated (large eagle on cover) hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. rubbing along spine, spine darkened, general soiling, erasure spot on rear, couple of small tears, not price clipped. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition. first printing so stated. illustrated title pg. 160p. b&w photo illustrations & drawings. index. biology. environmentalism. conservationism. ornithology. bird watching. mythology. folklore. american history. american indian history. american indian religion. ~ An inspiring introduction to the magnificent bird which has fascinated man through the ages. Here are the facts of the eagle’s soaring life as naturalists have seen him. And here too, from talented authors, are specially selected writings about the fascinating bird. The Eagle in Fact and in Fiction explores in depth both the eagle's life and man's life with the eagle, from the time of the Romans to our own. All readers, young and old, will thrill to the facts and the fiction of a vanishing hero.…