The Field Guide Art of Roger Tory Peterson Western Birds: Boxed Set, Eastern and Western Birds (Peterson Field Guides) (v. 1-2)

Peterson, Roger Tory

ISBN 10: 0395643554 / ISBN 13: 9780395643556

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1992

About this Item

0395643554 Special limited edition 2 volume set in a slip case. Signed by Roger Tory Peterson as stated on the outside of the slip case. Original shrink wrap although the one corner edge of the case and one corner edge of the book show minor shipping wear. Seller Inventory # 0395643554NE

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Field Guide Art of Roger Tory Peterson ...

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Publication Date: 1992

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis:

The most important volumes of bird art published since Audubon's Birds of America. Every painting, 300 in all, from Peterson's Field Guide to the Birds and Field Guide to Western Birds is reproduced at full size in these stunning books. Each book is signed by the author.

Synopsis:

An essential addition to any serious collection of wildlife art books - the most important books of American bird art published since Audubon over one hundred and fifty years ago. The field guide art of Roger Tory Peterson is considered the finest wildlife artwork of its kind ever painted and this magnificent two-volume set provides the collector with full-sized reproductions of 300 of Dr. Peterson's paintings. For his famous field guides, the paintings were reduced to a fifth of their original size and here the paintings can be seen in their full splendour and minute detail. The books include, a foreword by S. Dillon Ripley, former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, and an introductory essay by Dr. Peterson describing his life's work as an environmentalist and bird artist. One of the world's most famous naturalists, Roger Tory Peterson published his first field guide in 1934. He has been widely honoured for his work in the study of birds and has been one of the most influential popularisers of ornithology. Regarded as the father of modern birdying, he is now eighty-four years old.