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Language: English
Published by Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press (edition Illustrated), 2013
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Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.BooksRun
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Language: English
Published by Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 2013
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Seller: Goodwill Books, Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A.Goodwill Books
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Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Language: English
Published by Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Katsumi-san Co., Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.Katsumi-san Co.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Ex-library. Corners bumped and worn; binding has other wear; pages have small corner crease at top and/or bottom and/or small area of edgewear; tight, text clean. x, [4], 444 p., well illustrated. Published at $35.00. [otob: 15].
Published by Cambridge, Massachusetts The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013
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- First Edition
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Seller: Jeff Jeremias Fine Arts, RMABA, Aurora, CO, U.S.A.Jeff Jeremias Fine Arts, RMABA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. 444 pages. Illustrated. Very good condition that has spine cocked and slight tear on back endpaper in a fine dust cover. (AA2).
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Seller: Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA
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Hardcover. Condition: As new. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. Harvard University Press, 2013. 444pp., index, bibliography, notes, color illustrations. 8vo. As new unread hardcover, as new d/j.
Language: English
Published by Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, London, England, 2013
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Seller: James Lasseter, Jr, Brooksville, FL, U.S.A.James Lasseter, Jr
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. A 444 page work with a preface, 5 chapters, two appendices, notes, a bibliography and an index. Volume itself has white and green covers with gilt lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. Available for immediate shipment, carefully… packed in a sturdy box.
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Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United KingdomRarewaves.com USA
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Hardback. Condition: New. Audubon was not the father of American ornithology. That honorific belongs to Alexander Wilson, whose encyclopedic American Ornithology established a distinctive approach that emphasized the observation of live birds. In the first full-length study to reproduce all of Wilson's unpublished drawings for t…he nine-volume Ornithology, Edward Burtt and William Davis illustrate Wilson's pioneering and, today, underappreciated achievement as the first ornithologist to describe the birds of the North American wilderness.Abandoning early ambitions to become a poet in the mold of his countryman Robert Burns, Wilson emigrated from Scotland to settle near Philadelphia, where the botanist William Bartram encouraged his proclivity for art and natural history. Wilson traveled 12,000 miles on foot, on horseback, in a rowboat, and by stage and ship, establishing a network of observers along the way. He wrote hundreds of accounts of indigenous birds, discovered many new species, and sketched the behavior and ecology of each species he encountered.Drawing on their expertise in both science and art, Burtt and Davis show how Wilson defied eighteenth-century conventions of biological illustration by striving for realistic depiction of birds in their native habitats. He drew them in poses meant to facilitate identification, making his work the model for modern field guides and an inspiration for Audubon, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and other naturalists who followed. On the bicentennial of his death, this beautifully illustrated volume is a fitting tribute to Alexander Wilson and his unique contributions to ornithology, ecology, and the study of animal behavior.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Proof copy, nr fine in wraps. Appears unread with no inscriptions and minimal shelf-wear.
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Very Good Plus. 443pp. (cream spine) large 8vo. sized. 2013. First impression. A very good plus, clean, tight copy in like jacket. Original publisher's quarter green cloth - gilt stamped to the spine. No inscriptions. A lovely, fresh, clean, tight and bright near fine copy in like jacket. A…slight bump to one corner at the head of the spine. The jacket has not been price-clipped. A very well preserved copy.
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Condition: New. 146 Illus. (Col.).
Language: English
Published by Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 2013
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Condition: New. In English.
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 464 pages. 9.50x6.75x1.50 inches. In Stock.
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Condition: New. Index.
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Hardback. Condition: New. Audubon was not the father of American ornithology. That honorific belongs to Alexander Wilson, whose encyclopedic American Ornithology established a distinctive approach that emphasized the observation of live birds. In the first full-length study to reproduce all of Wilson's unpublished drawings for t…he nine-volume Ornithology, Edward Burtt and William Davis illustrate Wilson's pioneering and, today, underappreciated achievement as the first ornithologist to describe the birds of the North American wilderness.Abandoning early ambitions to become a poet in the mold of his countryman Robert Burns, Wilson emigrated from Scotland to settle near Philadelphia, where the botanist William Bartram encouraged his proclivity for art and natural history. Wilson traveled 12,000 miles on foot, on horseback, in a rowboat, and by stage and ship, establishing a network of observers along the way. He wrote hundreds of accounts of indigenous birds, discovered many new species, and sketched the behavior and ecology of each species he encountered.Drawing on their expertise in both science and art, Burtt and Davis show how Wilson defied eighteenth-century conventions of biological illustration by striving for realistic depiction of birds in their native habitats. He drew them in poses meant to facilitate identification, making his work the model for modern field guides and an inspiration for Audubon, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and other naturalists who followed. On the bicentennial of his death, this beautifully illustrated volume is a fitting tribute to Alexander Wilson and his unique contributions to ornithology, ecology, and the study of animal behavior.
