Audubon's Birds of America - Roger Tory Peterson, Virginia Marie Peterson

Audubon's Birds of America

The Tiny Folio
Buch | Hardcover
480 Seiten
2025
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7892-1509-3 (ISBN)
12,45 inkl. MwSt
The greatest masterpiece of bird art in the palm of your hand. Includes all 435 plates from John James Audobon's masterwork The Birds of America.
The greatest masterpiece of bird art in the palm of your hand.


John James Audubon’s Birds of America (originally published 1827–1838) is one of the landmarks of American art, and of natural history illustration. This miniature book presents exquisite reproductions of all 435 hand-coloured engravings from the original Birds of America. The renowned ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson and his wife, the scientist Virginia Marie Peterson, have arranged the birds in modern taxonomic order and contributed an introduction about Audubon’s life and career. The Tiny Folio edition of The Birds of America will be the perfect little gift for any bird lover.

Roger Tory Peterson established himself as America’s leading ornithologist with his best-selling Field Guide to the Birds. Like Audubon, Peterson received many honorary degrees and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Honor. Virginia Marie Peterson was a scientist and an expert on the environmental effects of oil spills.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 25.3.2025
Reihe/Serie Tiny Folio
Zusatzinfo 435 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 101 x 111 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Naturführer
ISBN-10 0-7892-1509-8 / 0789215098
ISBN-13 978-0-7892-1509-3 / 9780789215093
Zustand Neuware
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