A New Dictionary of Birds (First Edition)
Published by Nelson-Hall, London, 1964
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.Ziern-Hanon Galleries
AbeBooks seller since October 9, 2002
Condition: Used - Good
£ 37.74
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FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full red cloth with brown label and gilt lettering on the spine, mild wear, bird-bookplate of Dean Amadon behind the front cover. Binding a bit weak. Overall a GOOD book. Dean Amadon (June 5, 1912 - January 12, 2003) was an American ornithologist and an authority on birds of prey. Amadon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Arthur and Mary Amadon. He received a BS from Hobart College in 1934 and a Ph. D. from Cornell University in 1947. In 1937 he joined the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and was Chairman of the Department of Ornithology there from 1957 until 1973. In 1940, he married Octavia Gardella and had two daughters: Susan and Emily. Amadon was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, president of the American Ornithologists' Union from 1964 to 1966 and Linnaean Society. He joined The Explorers Club in 1959. His books included Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World (1968) with Leslie H. Brown, and Curassows and Related Bird (1973) with Jean Delacour. He died on January 12, 2003, in Tenafly, New Jersey. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A New Dictionary of Birds (First Edition)
- Author
- Thomson, Sir A. Landsborough. Bookplate of Dean Amadon.
- Publisher
- Nelson-Hall, London
- Publication year
- 1964
- Condition
- Good
- Book Type
- Hardcover
- Binding
- Full Cloth
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Animals, Insects, and Natural Science, Ornithology, X2X
Ziern-Hanon Galleries
Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
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