Description: Building Your Great Collection; One Fine Book at a TimeThe Wind Birds : Shorebirds of North AmericaMatthiessen, Peter New York: Viking Press, 1973 Blue cloth to grey boards. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with some age fading to the blue cloth. The dust-jacket is price-clipped and has light handling wear. 159 pages. First Edition, Thus. Illustrations by Robert Gillmore. Very Good / Very Good. Illustrations by Robert Gillmore. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. "The Wind Birds" represents a significant overhaul of a text initially released in 1967 as a component of an illustrated book titled "The Shorebirds of North America". The monograph garnered widespread acclaim. Roger Tory Peterson hailed him as a 'superb writer,' and John Hay, in his Natural History magazine review, praised it as a 'mosaic of fascinating information, of observation and description expertly placed.'Accompanying the updated and expanded text are twenty-five new drawings by Robert Gillmor, a world-renowned wildlife artist. These illustrations complement the text, which now includes a wealth of new information on the year-round activities of the wind birds. This encompasses their astonishing transoceanic migrations and their peculiar mating and nesting behaviors, spanning from the Gulf Coast to the Arctic tundra.While maintaining scientific precision and authority, this book offers a delightful, vibrant, and exhilarating account of the habits and history of the most diverse and remarkable bird families on our planet. It is sure to captivate the interest of every nature enthusiast. And Check out our other items! Member ofABAA [American Booksellers Antiquarian Association]FABA [Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association]IOBA [International Online Booksellers Association]The Ephemera Society of America Terms GuaranteeWe tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Our books, and ephemera are described using AB Bookman standards. Our Guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description of any item, we encourage you to contact us prior to buying. We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. ShippingStandard shipping is by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 4 - 8 days (and sometimes longer) depending upon destination.We are happy to upgrade shipping to Priority Mail or to arrange overseas shipping to most foreign countries. Please choose that at checkout.FeedbackWe leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. Our priority is to make customers happy and to resolve problems as promptly as possible.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Author: Matthiessen, Peter
Illustrator: Illustrations by Robert Gillmore
Publisher: Viking Press
Year Printed: 1973
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
