Birds of Prey of Northeastern North America.

HAUSMAN, Leon Augustus:

Published by New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press: First edition, 1948

About this Item

8vo., xxviii, 164pp., colour frontispiece by George Miksch Sutton with illustrations in pen and ink by Jacob Bates Abbot, original cloth backed boards, spine lettered in gilt. A VG+ clean bright copy. A defence of the birds of prey written at a time when so many saw them as vermin. "Mr. Hausman writes of three general classifications of birds of prey of Northeastern North America - American vultures, American hawks and their kin, and owls. In setting straight the record of these birds' performance, he clears up also some misconceptions about their abilities. The thirty drawings of birds by Jacob Bates Abbott and the accompanying descriptions give weight to Mr. Hausman's statement that 'In their rightful habitat the birds of prey, so estimable an element of beauty and natural interest, and so valuable a factor in the biological balance, should be molested no more than any other natural group.'". Seller Inventory # 3772

Bibliographic Details

Title: Birds of Prey of Northeastern North America.

Publisher: New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press: First edition

Publication Date: 1948

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition