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Birds and Trees of North America comprising 875 full color plates with an explanatory text by the artist, in 4 volumes, complete
by Brasher, Rex and McGaw, Lisa (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.
- Seller
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1961-1962. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 182; 875 full page color plates. Black one-quarter leather over red cloth-covered boards, lettered in gilt on the spine, dark green endpapers, oblong folio (16.5 x 12.5 inches). Most of the large color plates are signed in the plate, numbered, and dated when the plate was first painted by Brasher in the 1930s. At back of Volume 4 is an informative biographical sketch of Rex Brasher and historical facts about his efforts to have his monumental work of natural art published in the 1932. The first issue of the work was only 100 copies with every plate hand-colored by Brasher. It has become very scarce and costly. The birds illustrated in this work are mostly from the Chicadee valley near Kent, Connecticut. This is a large and heavy set. It weighs over 32 pounds. Postage will be extra. No ownership marks.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9779
- Title
- Birds and Trees of North America comprising 875 full color plates with an explanatory text by the artist, in 4 volumes, complete
- Author
- Brasher, Rex and McGaw, Lisa (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1961-1962. First edition.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ornithology;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Natural History Books
All prices are net. If you do wish to use a credit or debit card, you can contact us directly for more purchasing options. We encourage customers to contact us to verify availability, condition, and specific shipping instructions. We do not offer books for sale in the state of Iowa.
About the Seller
Natural History Books
Biblio member since 2007
Iowa City, Iowa
About Natural History Books
Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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