The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss [1st PRINT / SIGNED BY MACFARLANE]

Norton; New York, 2026. Hard Cover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: None issued. Stated “First American Edition 2026”, first printing with a number line starting with “1”. 9-13/16” tall, 383 numbered pages includes “Bird Tables”, “A Note on Naming”, “Acknowledgements and Bibliography”, followed by the unnumbered copyright page and a page about both authors. One-piece gold-ish paper-covered boards, black lettering on the solid and flat spine; front board is illustrated (see photo) and the title, bird illustration and author names are slightly indented; end pages have colored illustrations of many eggs; fore edge is trimmed. Book is brand new and is pristine: exterior is spotlessly clean, book is square, hinges tight, no corner or edge dings; head and heel of spine undamaged; hinges very tight and not damaged in any fashion. Interior is also spotlessly clean and completely unmarked; pages are tight and clean with no stains; no page corners folded or damaged; hinges quite strong and tight; spine undamaged; no staining or discoloration; no distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving; no remainder mark, not book club edition nor ex-library. Book has a sewn-in gold silk book mark; it is also lavishly illustrated—virtually every double page has a colored illustration and there are many double-page illustrations. Book has two stickers: on the front panel at the fore edge is a 1-1/2” round black-on-white store sticker (“LEFT BANK BOOKS” surrounding a black cat standing on an open book and below that, ‘Signature EDITION’); the other sticker is near the bottom of the rear panel at the spine, a 2-1/4” x 1” black-on-white store sticker with ISBN, title, price and bar code. Condition of book consistent with being brand new and not read. No other discernible or objectionable faults on book such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book. Signed rather illegibly by Robert Macfarlane in thin black felt pen on the title page beneath his printed name.…