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Fine Bird Books, 1700-1900 (new in shrinkwrap) Hardcover - 1990

by Sitwell, Sacheverell; & Handasyde Buchanan; James Fisher; Foreword by S. Dillon Ripley

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New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. Still sealed in the publisher's clear plastic shrinkwrap. A gorgeous, pristine copy in PERFECT condition. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($65.00). Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. "First printing" is so stated on the copyright page. However this is really a revision of the 1953 first edition which sells for up to $1000 or more. This new 1990 edition adds an appendix detailing the various printmaking processes. The reference bibliography has also been enlarged and updated. This book features 52 exquisite full color plates, each minutely catalogued. The illuminating text is filled with charm and erudition. Included is a detailed bibliography of colorplate bird books that occupies more than half of the volume. This is a beautiful and essential tool for collectors and dealers, available in this updated edition at a tiny fraction of the cost of the original. Introduction by Handasyde Buchanan. Foreword by S. Dillon Ripley. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in shiny gold. From the pristine dust jacket: "This lavishly illustrated, impeccably researched volume is a tribute to the world's greatest natural history monographs. And it is the most comprehensive illustrated guide to collectible color plate books ever published. Here are the works of John James Audubon, John Gould, and Edward Lear. Also represented and distinguished for the superb craftsmanship and refinement of their printmaking are works by the German master Joseph Wolf; French artists Jacques Barraband, Edouard Traviès, and Jean Audebert; and the great Dutch ornithologist Coenraad Temminck. No less impressive are the works of Mark Catesby, Alexander Wilson, and Daniel Elliot… More than a stunning visual record, FINE BIRD BOOKS is a collector's guide to fine prints and colorplate books. The ultimate tool for the collector, its comprehensive, scholarly bibliography rates the value of hundreds of the most sought-after prints…" Oversize Hardcover. 9.25" wide by 12" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Printing of the New Edition. Oversize Hardcover. New/New. xii, 180pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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  • Title Fine Bird Books, 1700-1900 (new in shrinkwrap)
  • Author Sitwell, Sacheverell; & Handasyde Buchanan; James Fisher; Foreword by S. Dillon Ripley
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Printing of the New Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 180
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher The Atlantic Monthly Press, New York
  • Date 1990
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 017260
  • ISBN 9780871132857 / 0871132850
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 89006480
  • Dewey Decimal Code 508

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