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Birds, Men and Books: A Literary History of Ornithology
Author(s): Tate, Peter
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket: | Yes |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket Protection: | Mylar-style |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Henry Sotheran |
| Publication Year: | 1986 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| Book ID: | 016009 |
| Catalogue(s): | Books on Books, Book Collecting, Print and Design History ◇ Animals and Birds |
194pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine heel. Free endpapers just starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar wrap (not adhered), not price clipped. Moving from medieval church records to the present day the author follows the course of ornithology and its expression through literature, showing how the role of the ornithologist has changed and how the discipline was influenced by the great naturalists like Linne, Gilbert White and Charles Darwin.
Keywords:
Natural History
Books on Books
Ornithology
Birds
