Devlin John Grace Naismith Foreword (5 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: vg. Dust Jacket Condition: vg-. Illus. With Photos & By RTP (illustrator). 266 pages + 3 sections of glossy b/w & color plates; contents unmarked; b/w illustrations; gilt lettering on blue cover; shelf wear / darkening to edges of color illustrated dj. Hardcover (dj).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Peterson, Roger Tory [illustrator] (illustrator). Very good hardcover, very good dust jacket, DJ price-clipped and has edgewear, color and b&w illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Roger Tory Peterson (Painter & Illustrator) (illustrator). First Edition, First Thus. Text/trace soiling to title page verso, else BRAND NEW. Gilt enbossed blue linen boards/NF. Illustrated dust jacket/NF w/light nips, chips, rubs & closed tear to edges, and, price-clipped. Biography of native New Yorker, ornithologist, artist, naturalist and educator Roger Tory Peterson (1908 - 1996), recipient of many honored awards. His ground-breaking Field Guide to the Birds (1934) lead the modern genre of field guides. This narrative of his life is augmented by color plates of Peterson's paintings and b/w photographs remembrances of his life.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Peterson, Roger Tory (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Edition - Nap (No Additional Printing Stated, Thus First). Includes Index. Inscribed By Roger Tory Peterson "With Best Wishes" And Signed By The Subject On The Half-Title Page. The Book Is Bound In Blue Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering And Rule On The Spine And The Subject's Signature Gilt Stamped With Gilt Border On The Front. The Book Has Minor Fading At The Board Edges And A Small Faint Blue Spot On The Front Pastedown. The Unclipped Jacket Is Age Toned With A Few Small Chips And Tears. Vertical Crease To The Front Flap. Signed by Subject.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Blue cloth with gold lettering, 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 inches, 266 pages. Illustrated with small black and white drawings by Peterson plus 16 full color plates of his paintings. An additional 12 pages of black and white photographs. First Canadian Edition. Slight corner bump throughout, else Fine, in Near Fine unclipped jacket. The remarkable life of the author/illustrator of the Field Guide to Western Birds.