FS: Birds, K-Z - 25 titles
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Kress, Stephen W. The Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds. NY:
Scribners, 1985, 3rd printing. Cloth, 7.5x9", 377 pp. Plans for gardens and
landscaping for birds, tables of recommended trees, shrubs, flowers, and how to
care for them; well illustrated. many pen-ink diagrams and illustrations. -
F/F. $22
Krutch, Joseph Wood, & Paul Eriksson, editors. A Treasury of Birdlore. NY:
Paul Eriksson, 1962, appt 1st (?) 390 pp. Yellow cloth with green base jacket.
The world of North American birds through the writings of Audubon, Burroughs,
Bartram, Beebe, Bent, Beston, etc... with 16 pp of outstanding drawings and 16
pp of photos. - F/VG. $15
Lange, D. Our Native Birds Macmillan, 1915, 1st; 8vo, 162 pp + ads. Teal
cloth, gilt spine titles. And how to attract them. A bird-lover's complete
guide. - VG+. $20
Lansdowne, J. F. Birds of the Northern Forest. Toronto: McClelland and
Stewart, 1977/1966; folio, 247 pp. - 56 birds sketched and painted by the
outstanding modern painter of birds, with text by John Livingston. - F/NF.
$45
Low, Gary, and William Mansell. North American Marsh Birds. Harper, 1983,
1st. Clothbound, sm folio, 192 pp, biblio, index. - Color and pencil
illustrations of 52 birds with complete descriptions by Mansell. 52 large
color paintings by Gary Low, and sketches. - F/NF corner clipped (price
$44.95 showing) $30
Lucas, Alfred M. Avian Anatomy. USDA Agriculture Handbook #362, 1972. 2
volumes, 9.2x12, 750 pp. Grey cloth. - Few ex-lib stamps, else as new. $25
Lutwack, Leonard. Birds in Literature. Gainesville: University Press of
Florida, 1994, 1st. Clothbound, xiv, 286 pp. Looks like a very complete
listing and analysis. - . F/F, as new. $20
Maass, David. A Gallery of Waterfowl and Upland Birds. Los Angeles: Peterson,
1978, appt 1st; 12x11.5, 120 pp. - Colorful text by Gene Hill, sketches and @
48 full page paintings by Maass, one of America's finest wildlife artists. -
F/VG. $45
Mackenzie, J.P.S. Complete Outdoorsman's Guides to Birds of Eastern N.A. HM
Co, 1977, wraps, 1st thus. - NF. $7
Mathews, F. Schuyler. Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music. Putnam, 15th,
c. 1904. - A beautifully written, if a little weird, and well illustrated
account of birds' songs and the nature of music, with many examples. - Red
leather. $15
Nelson, Bryan. Seabirds their biology and ecology. NY: A&W, 1979, 1st.
6.8x9.6, 220 pp + index. A Guide to Field Identification, with multi-bird
color paintings on recto pages. - F/G. $15
Perry, Richard. The Turn of the Tide. A book of wild birds. Taplinger, 1972,
1st. 256 pp., indexed. - F/NF. $15
Perry, Richard. Watching Sea Birds. NY: Taplinger, 1975, 1st US (c.1975, UK).
Clothbound, 230 pp. Two six-month seasons spent watching island colonies of
sea birds, on Lundy and in the Shetland Islands, resulted in this detailed
account of bird life and individual behavior. Drawings by Richard Richardson.
- G/VG, ex-lib some marks. $7
Peterson, Richard L. All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America.
Doubleday, 1951; 654 + lxx pp. Book club ed. - Large and Small birds
combined. - F/fair, chipped dw. $10
Peterson, Roger Tory. Field Guide to Western Birds HMCo, c.1941. - Good, 23
home-made index tabs on side edge. $8
Pough, Richard H. Audubon Western Bird Guide Land Water and Game Birds.
Doubleday & Co, 1957, 1st printing. Cloth, 8vo, 316 pp. From Mexico to Bering
Strait and Arctic Ocean. 340 full-color illustrations of 219 species by Don
Eckleberry, & 138 b& w drawings by Terry Shortt of 112 birds. - F/VG; plastic
peeling a little and stain both in 1"x1/4" at bottom of front panel. $20
Reed, Chester; Harry Harvey; R I Brasher. Western Bird Guide. Garden City:
Doubleday Page, 1917/1913. Bound in black leatherette, 5.7x3.7", 252 pp. I
believe the small color illustrations at the edge of each page are superior in
quality to the later edition. - Very Good; gilt on spine a little faded;
name; front hinge shows a crack but feels solid. $30
Robbins, Bruun & Zim. Birds of North America. Golden, (1966), 6th; 340 pp. -
A Guide to Field Identification, with multi-bird color paintings on recto
pages. - F/G. $12
Roberts, Thomas S. A Manual for the identification of The Birds of Minnesota
and Neighboring States. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota, 1936, 1st thus. Bound in
pliable canvas. 6.5x9.2", c.180 pp. Reprinted from the revised Birds of
Minnesota, volume 2. - Good; canvas edges curling slightly. $14
Roots, Clive. Softbilled Birds. Arco, 1970, 1st; 8vo, 158 pp. -
Comprehensive survey of breeds of and maintenance of softbilled birds. - NF
in dw with 2" chip top back. $10
Sage, Bryan. The Arctic & Its Wildlife. NY: Facts on File, 1986, 1st; 4to,
198 pp. - Flora and fauna, with a bird on the cover; color and b&w photos,
distribution charts, tables, substantial double-column text, index, good
biblio. - NF in Good dw; rmrk "P" bottom edge. $25
Salt, W. Ray & Jim. Birds of Alberta. Edmonton: Hurtig, 1976, 1st. Cream
cloth, 498 pp, map ep's. Very detailed field guide with remarks and with many
small color photos. - VG. $20
Sanderson, Glen C, ed. Management of Migratory Shore and Upland Game Birds in
North America. Washington: 1977, 1st; 358 pp, biblios, index. - F/VG. $14
Sandys, Edwyn. Upland Game Birds. Macmillan, 1904/1902, 2nd; 429 pp, 9 b&w
plates Heavy green cloth with gilt picture, gilt top edge, an attractive book.
- VG: owner's name 1904, some lt foxing around plates. $35
Torrey, Bradford. Everyday Birds. HM Co, 1901; 106 pp., 12 color plates after
Audubon. - Vg; pict boards sl soil. $25
Williamson, Henry. Scandaroon, the NY: Saturday Review, 1973, 1st Am. [1972],
152 pp. - F/F. $10
Wilson, Scott, & Sheila Buff. Frohawk's Birds of Hawaii. Secaucus: Wellfleet,
1987, 1st thus. Folio, clothbound, 135 pp. These 71 plates, 64 in full color,
were first produced for Aves Haviensis in monthly installments in between 1891
and 1903. Lovely paintings. F.W. Frohawk paintings. - Near Fine/Fine dj;
gift inscription at bottom of front ep. $15
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