Studer's Popular Ornithology: The Birds of North America

JASPER, Theodore (illus.)

Verlag: Jacob H. Studer & Co., New York & Columbus, 1881

Beschreibung

[10], 182 p., interspersed with plates. 39 cm. 119 colour lithographic plates with tissue guards. Bound in leather with gilt impressing, 5 raised bands on spine, bevelled edges to boards, all edges gilt. Corners and spine repaired. Some light wear. First published in book form in 1878, Studer's Ornithology contains over 700 species and varieties of American birds. Jacob Henry Studer was a printer, lithographer, painter and popular ornithologist active in Columbus, Ohio from the 1860s to the 1880s. A member of the American Ornithologists' Union, Studer arranged the birds in this book acording to that group's classification scheme. Known as "the poor man's Audubon," this book was the first large-format illustrated bird identification book that was affordable for most of the public. Plates were made from drawings by Theodore Jasper, a portrait painter and photographic colourist who was active from the 1840s to the 1880s. A beautiful book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 140148

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Studer's Popular Ornithology: The Birds of ...

Verlag: Jacob H. Studer & Co., New York & Columbus

Erscheinungsdatum: 1881

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very good