A Field Guide to Western Birds, third Edition (Peterson Field Guides) (Peterson Field Guides (Library))

Peterson, Roger Tory

ISBN 10: 0395517494 / ISBN 13: 9780395517499

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1990

About this Item

Limited edition, 2000 copies this being copy #204 signed by the author. Bound in full red leather, all edges gilt, slipcased. A NEW copy still in shrink wrap.

Seller Inventory # 22-7 wct birds red leather boxed

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Field Guide to Western Birds, third Edition (Peterson Field Guides) (Peterson Field Guides (Library))
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395517494
• ISBN 13: 9780395517499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

"The Birderā s Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Petersonā s classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System, Western Birds contains 165 full-color paintings that show more than 1,000 birds from 700 species. Summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds, and other special range data are shown on easy-to-read range maps.

About the Author

Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.