Birds of North America
by Eliot Porter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: E P Dutton and Company, 1972. FIRST EDITION STATED, FIRST PRINTING THUS. Hardcover. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. Eliot Porter, photographer. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA, 64 gorgeous, full color, full page plates and 2 black and white plates in a 144 page book. Eliot Porter was a world famous 20th Century photographer, and in this beautiful "coffee table" book he has meticulously rendered the color plates via the "dye transfer" process. Porter also explains in careful prose his process, his career, and his favorite birds. 10 3/4" x 12 1/4" (oversized, may require additional postage), 144 pages including index, with complete original dust jacket. Overall book is NEAR FINE. Pages are Near Fine: end papers have considerable foxing, rest of pages are white, clear, tight, sharp, with no marks. Cover (forest green cloth boards with gold gilt particulars on spine) = Fine: sunning to very top edge of front, else tight, sharp, square, bright, little evidence of any wear. Unclipped dust jacket (glossy action color plate of mother bird feeding her young front, full page b & w photo of Eliot Porter back, with particulars in white) = Near Fine: a hint of wear to top edge, minor foxing and tanning to reverse, else As New color and clarity with no chipping or tearing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hatfield Books and Memorabilia (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85
- Title
- Birds of North America
- Author
- Eliot Porter
- Illustrator
- Eliot Porter, photographer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition stated, First Printing thus
- Publisher
- E P Dutton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Extraordinary Illustrations; The Sciences;
Terms of Sale
Hatfield Books and Memorabilia
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About the Seller
Hatfield Books and Memorabilia
Biblio member since 2015
Cincinnati, Ohio
About Hatfield Books and Memorabilia
One word encapsulates 5 STAR Biblio member Hatfield Books and Memorabilia...CARE. We care enough about each book and our customer to carefully research and examine it, so we can fulfill your expectations. At Hatfield books, you will never see "may have some damage..." or "may have some markings..." Instead you will see details. Call us with questions during regular business hours (513-805-6725), or leave us a message. We'll get back to you (in the US)the next business day. Or e-mail us at "hatfieldbook@gmail.com".
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- Plate
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Chipping
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...