VTG Birds Of America 1936 T. Gilbert Pearson HC
Over 700 Pages Long, Divided In 3 Sections As Though 3 Books combined. Part I: 272 Pages, Part II: 271 Pages Part III & Bibliography: 262 Pages With Bibliography Ending At Page 289. 11”x 8 1/4”.
Copyright 1936, Garden City Publishing Company, Inc. (Orig. Copyright 1917)
Editor-in-Chief: T. Gilbert Pearson
106 Full-Color Plates By Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
Cloth Hardcover Binding With Illustrated Cover. Used. Condition Is “ Very Good”. Hard Cover Is Very Good. Slight Wear On Corner Edges. Slight Surface Soiling And Slight Oxidation On Outside Border; Inside Surfaces Are Clean. Inside First Couple Pages Have A Light Kind of Blotchy Stain. See Pic. Overall Pages And Structural Components In Great Shape. Shipped Via USPS Media Mail 1404

A Wonderful Addition To A Naturalist's Library, A Birdwatcher's Coffee Table, Or A vVintage Book Collection. A Must-Have For Any Ornithology Enthusiast.

A beautiful antique treasure for bird lovers, naturalists, and book collectors! This is a vintage edition of "Birds of America," copyright 1936 by Garden City Publishing Company, Inc. (originally copyrighted 1917 by The University Society, Inc.), a landmark early 20th-century American ornithology reference.

This comprehensive volume was edited by T. Gilbert Pearson, President of the National Association of Audubon Societies, with John Burroughs as Consulting Editor. Contributing editors include respected naturalists Edward H. Forbush, Herbert K. Job, William L. Finley, and L. Nelson Nichols — some of the most notable ornithologists of their era.

The true showstopper of this book is its 106 full-color plates by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, widely considered one of America's finest bird artists, whose original paintings are held in the New York State Museum at Albany. The book also features black-and-white photographic plates and detailed species accounts covering everything from eagles and hawks to ducks, auks, puffins, and shorebirds, blending scientific detail with rich narrative descriptions of behavior, habitat, and folklore.

The author, T. Gilbert Pearson, was a renowned ornithologist and his expertise is apparent in the detailed descriptions and beautiful illustrations of each bird species.