THE WORLD OF ROGER TORY PETERSON : An Authorized Biography

Devlin, John C.; & Naismith, Grace (Elliot Richardson, Foreword)

Language: English

Published by Times Books, New York, NY, 1977

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Text/trace soiling to title page verso, else BRAND NEW. Gilt enbossed blue linen boards/NF. Illustrated dust jacket/NF w/light nips, chips, rubs & closed tear to edges, and, price-clipped. Biography of native New Yorker, ornithologist, artist, naturalist and educator Roger Tory Peterson (1908 - 1996), recipient of many honored awards. His ground-breaking Field Guide to the Birds (1934) lead the modern genre of field guides. This narrative of his life is augmented by color plates of Peterson's paintings and b/w photographs remembrances of his life.

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Title
THE WORLD OF ROGER TORY PETERSON : An Authorized Biography
Author
Devlin, John C.; & Naismith, Grace (Elliot Richardson, Foreword)
Publisher
Times Books, New York, NY
Publication year
1977
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Roger Tory Peterson (Painter & Illustrator)
Edition
First Edition, First Thus
Seller catalogs
Nature, Ecology, Conservation, Ornithology, Birds

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