Shadowbirds: A Quest for Rails (Inscribed First Edition, First Printing)

Burt, William

ISBN 10: 1558212930 / ISBN 13: 9781558212930

Published by Lyons & Burford, 1994

About this Item

Inscribed First Edition, First Printing of this photographic and narrative study of rails iby nature photographer and naturalist William Burt. Inscribed by William Burt to a previous owner on the half title page. Also includes an event flyer for an appearance by Burt at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art. 172 pages, illustrated. Dust jacket is price clipped and theire is a non-author gift inscription on the front endpaper.

Seller Inventory # 009990

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shadowbirds: A Quest for Rails (Inscribed First Edition, First Printing)
• Publisher: Lyons & Burford
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558212930
• ISBN 13: 9781558212930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

A personal account of the author's quest to photograph the elusive bird, the rail

From the Back Cover

"All the rails, it seems, are out to vex me personally." So writes William Burt in this remarkably absorbing and resonant account of his years spent in pursuit of photographs of rails - tiny, elusive marsh birds that are nearly impossible to find, let alone photograph. Shadowbirds chronicles his quest: the cameras that would not fire, the suspicious onlookers encountering Burt and his apparatus on deserted roadsides, the countless near-misses that make this chronicle of a self-imposed challenge, and his ultimate success, sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, but always provocative and delightful.Yet Shadowbirds is more than the story of a single-minded search for birds. Indeed, it is the tale of the age-old human quest for things, elusive, mysterious, unattainable - a story as old as the Holy Grail and as current as our own dreams. All readers will find something of themselves in William Burt, whether they seek birds or other things. No one can fail to be captivated by this sensitive and telling book. (71/4 X 91/2, 186 pages, color photos, b&w photos)