Matthiessen, Peter (Paintings by: Clem, Robert Verity) - The Shorebirds of North America - Viking Press: New York, 1967 - First Edition / First Printing - “First Published in 1967…” stated on the copyright page with no mentions of later printings as required in order to denote the first printing of the first edition.
The book has sunning, some tanning, light soiling and shelf wear. A solid and presentable example. The dust jacket has two star stamps, sunning to the spine, rubbing, a few creases and shallow bites and some general edge wear. An attractive example of a book which is uncommon in good condition due to the sheer size. This is an oversized and heavy title. Profusely illustrated in black and white along with 32 full page full color illustrations which were rendered with six color lithography. A beautiful wild life study.