Studer's Popular Ornithology: The Birds of North America
JASPER, Theodore (illus.)
From Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 December 2006
From Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 December 2006
About this Item
[10], 182 p., interspersed with plates. 39 cm. 119 colour lithographic plates with tissue guards. Bound in leather with gilt impressing, 5 raised bands on spine, bevelled edges to boards, all edges gilt. Corners and spine repaired. Some light wear. First published in book form in 1878, Studer's Ornithology contains over 700 species and varieties of American birds. Jacob Henry Studer was a printer, lithographer, painter and popular ornithologist active in Columbus, Ohio from the 1860s to the 1880s. A member of the American Ornithologists' Union, Studer arranged the birds in this book acording to that group's classification scheme. Known as "the poor man's Audubon," this book was the first large-format illustrated bird identification book that was affordable for most of the public. Plates were made from drawings by Theodore Jasper, a portrait painter and photographic colourist who was active from the 1840s to the 1880s. A beautiful book. Seller Inventory # 140148
Bibliographic Details
Title: Studer's Popular Ornithology: The Birds of ...
Publisher: Jacob H. Studer & Co., New York & Columbus
Publication Date: 1881
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good
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