Buy this book on-line Perrins, Christopher : Birds: Their Life, Their Ways, Their WorldReader's Digest, Pleasantville, NY, 1980 ISBN 0895770652
Originally published Elsevier, Lausanne in 1976 Birds is actually two books in one. it opens with a compreensive description of the diverse lives of birds. In the second part of Birds you'll meet all 176 bird families that have ever lived on earth, including those that are now extinct. Contains more than 1,000 spectacular color painting by nature artist Ad Cameron, depicting such scenes as aerial combat between golden eagles, cranes performing a wild courtship dance, and cuckoos evicting sparrows from the next. Cameron has captured the winged creatures of our planet in stunningly lifelike postures certain to enhance your enjoyment and appreciation of the natural world.416p. illus [col] Heavy [1.6 kg large format volume.]11 x 8.8 x 1.7"]] Name of previous owner on verso of title page, dj slightly sun faded, else fine. Illustr.: Ad Cameron. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Perrins, Christopher : Birds: Their Life, Their Ways, Their World. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, used books, livres anciens, rare books and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |