Book of Birds, town, country, American Game birds 1921
"The Book of Birds, Common Birds of Town and Country and American Game Birds", by Henry W. Henshaw, illustrated by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, published by National Geographic Society, 1921. Illustrated in Natural Colors with 250 paintings and 45 illustrations and 13 charts in black and white.
In this volume are presented the principal articles and the most beautiful color illustrations of man's feathered friends which have been published in the National Geographic Magazine during the preceding six years. Copyrights for 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, and 1921.
With Chapters on:
"Encouraging Birds Around the Home" by F.H. Kennard;
"The Mysteries of Bird Migration" by Wells W. Cooke,
"How Birds Can Take Their Own Portraits", by George Shiras, 3rd,
"World Record for Feathered Friends" by Gilbert Grosvenor,
"American Game Birds" by Henry Henshaw.
Indexes to Common Birds of Town and Country, and American Game Birds.
The illustrator: Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927) was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist. He set the rigorous and current-day standards for ornithological art and naturalist depiction and is considered as one of the most prolific American bird artists, second only to his guiding professional predecessor John James Audubon. He made untold thousands of bird paintings and sketches in various mediums, based on studies in nature and details from fresh specimens, that illustrate his extensive range of ornithological works. Fuertes collaborated with Frank Chapman, curator of the American Museum of Natural History, on many assignments including field research, background dioramas at the museum, and book illustrations. While on a collecting expedition with Chapman in Mexico, Fuertes discovered a species of oriole. Chapman named it Icterus fuertesi, commonly called Fuertes's oriole after his friend.
Henry Wetherbee Henshaw (1850-1930) was an American ornithologist. In 1910, Henshaw became the head of the U.S. Biological Survey. Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, asked Henshaw if his work could be printed in the 'National Geographic Magazine'. The result of that publication was the "National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America". While not working with the 'National Geographic', Henshaw lobbied, along with George Shiras, to pass the Weeks-McLean Act, otherwise known as the Migratory Bird Law. The authors of the articles [chapters in this book]:
Frederick Hedge Kennard (1865-1937) published in 'The National Geographic Magazine, March, 1914, a thirty-page article on encouraging birds around the home; this was profusely illustrated with excellent reproductions of photographs of his home grounds and other places, showing the best methods of attracting and feeding birds.
Wells Woodbridge Cooke (1858-1916), was an American ornithologist who was called the "father of cooperative study of bird migration in America". Cooke produced several papers on birds and began to focus on bird migration. In 1901, Cooke was appointed to a position in the Biological Survey section of the United States Department of Agriculture. There he worked mainly on bird migration and distribution. He accumulated individual records of migration on cards, with the total number of cards reaching one million in 1915. He also published extensively on bird distribution and migration, with a bibliography of over 400 items.
George Shiras, III (1859-1942) was a U.S. Representative from the State of Pennsylvania. Both during and after his time in Congress, Shiras participated in biological research and photography, to the extent that 'National Geographic' has described him as "the father of wildlife photography" for his early use of camera traps and flash photography. He was attributed with the discovery of a moose subspecies in Yellowstone National Park, which was named Alces alces shirasi, Shiras's Moose.
US: Priority (c.2-5 days) ------------- $8.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ----- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------ $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original brown cloth with black lettering and frame on the front board [some surface and shelf wear: see photos]; 6.3/4” x 10”; vii, 195, [5] pages; some foxing [mostly the endpapers]; some soiling, very small stain at the upper corner of several pages, page 127/128 has an upper corner damage [see image# 8], four page edge creases up to 1.1.1/2” incl. c.1/2" crease at the bottom of title page, good / very good condition.
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"The Book of Birds, Common Birds of Town and Country and American Game Birds", by Henry W. Henshaw, illustrated by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, published by National Geographic Society, 1921. Illustrated in Natural Colors with 250 paintings and 45 illustrations and 13 charts in black and white.
In this volume are presented the principal articles and the most beautiful color illustrations of man's feathered friends which have been published in the National Geographic Magazine during the preceding six years. Copyrights for 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, and 1921.
With Chapters on:
"Encouraging Birds Around the Home" by F.H. Kennard;
"The Mysteries of Bird Migration" by Wells W. Cooke,
"How Birds Can Take Their Own Portraits", by George Shiras, 3rd,
"World Record for Feathered Friends" by Gilbert Grosvenor,
"American Game Birds" by Henry Henshaw.
Indexes to Common Birds of Town and Country, and American Game Birds.
The illustrator: Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927) was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist. He set the rigorous and current-day standards for ornithological art and naturalist depiction and is considered as one of the most prolific American bird artists, second only to his guiding professional predecessor John James Audubon. He made untold thousands of bird paintings and sketches in various mediums, based on studies in nature and details from fresh specimens, that illustrate his extensive range of ornithological works. Fuertes collaborated with Frank Chapman, curator of the American Museum of Natural History, on many assignments including field research, background dioramas at the museum, and book illustrations. While on a collecting expedition with Chapman in Mexico, Fuertes discovered a species of oriole. Chapman named it Icterus fuertesi, commonly called Fuertes's oriole after his friend.
Henry Wetherbee Henshaw (1850-1930) was an American ornithologist. In 1910, Henshaw became the head of the U.S. Biological Survey. Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, asked Henshaw if his work could be printed in the 'National Geographic Magazine'. The result of that publication was the "National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America". While not working with the 'National Geographic', Henshaw lobbied, along with George Shiras, to pass the Weeks-McLean Act, otherwise known as the Migratory Bird Law. The authors of the articles [chapters in this book]:
Frederick Hedge Kennard (1865-1937) published in 'The National Geographic Magazine, March, 1914, a thirty-page article on encouraging birds around the home; this was profusely illustrated with excellent reproductions of photographs of his home grounds and other places, showing the best methods of attracting and feeding birds.
Wells Woodbridge Cooke (1858-1916), was an American ornithologist who was called the "father of cooperative study of bird migration in America". Cooke produced several papers on birds and began to focus on bird migration. In 1901, Cooke was appointed to a position in the Biological Survey section of the United States Department of Agriculture. There he worked mainly on bird migration and distribution. He accumulated individual records of migration on cards, with the total number of cards reaching one million in 1915. He also published extensively on bird distribution and migration, with a bibliography of over 400 items.
George Shiras, III (1859-1942) was a U.S. Representative from the State of Pennsylvania. Both during and after his time in Congress, Shiras participated in biological research and photography, to the extent that 'National Geographic' has described him as "the father of wildlife photography" for his early use of camera traps and flash photography. He was attributed with the discovery of a moose subspecies in Yellowstone National Park, which was named Alces alces shirasi, Shiras's Moose.
US: Priority (c.2-5 days) ------------- $8.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ----- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------ $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original brown cloth with black lettering and frame on the front board [some surface and shelf wear: see photos]; 6.3/4” x 10”; vii, 195, [5] pages; some foxing [mostly the endpapers]; some soiling, very small stain at the upper corner of several pages, page 127/128 has an upper corner damage [see image# 8], four page edge creases up to 1.1.1/2” incl. c.1/2" crease at the bottom of title page, good / very good condition.
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