Bowen in 18401844 size is approximately 6 12 x 10 inches genuine audubon lithograph blue mountain warbler male pl. Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. A regular guy struggles with a repressive home and professional life, as well as making amends for the trouble his freespirited brother and sister cause about town. The blue book of birds of america by ashbrook, frank g. Paul moller a bird guide containing the following orders of birds. Audubons warbler, hermit warbler, blackthroated gray warbler.
Eastern region national audubon society pocket guides published by knopf 1987 isbn 10. This one covers a selection of the orders of perching birds including tanagers, swallows, waxwings, shrikes, vireos, warblers, pipits, dippers, mimic thrushes, wrens, nuthatches and creepers, titmice, wren tits, kinglets, gnatcatchers, and. I checked out this book from my library, hoping it had the full collection of birds from audubons birds of america, but alas the copy by library had only featured 30 color prints from the original book, with a catalog of the remaining 470 prints printed in blackandwhite thumbnails in the back of the book. Welcome to old childrens books, selling childrens literature and picture books online since 1994. Es104 1941 book blue book of birds of america illustrated ebay.
Looks like i never ecorded any of the birds i saw in the back, so these books are clean and not written on inside. Certainly the greatest of american bird books, and possibly one of the finest book productions in the world, audubons birds of america owes much to its authors. The lifes work of both a lover and observer of birds and nature. Not all of the specimens illustrated in the work were collected by audubon himself, some were sent to him by john kirk townsend who had collected them. The red book of birds of america gulls, terns, ducks, herons, sandpipers, hawks, eagle, owls, etc. Up for auction is a vintage the blue book of birds o f america in good condition all the pages are there. It provides information on all the birds listed on the aba bird list. Vintage 1931 book the blue book birds of america by frank. The blue book of birds o f america paperback january 1, 1931 by frank g. While audubon was creating birds of america, he was also working on a companion publication, namely, his ornithological biography.
Jays, orioles, grackles, finches, sparrows, grosbeaks, blackbirds, buntings, etc hardcover january 1, 1941 by frank g ashbrook author, paul moller illustrator. While there are a handful of books in the world that may be worth more, until 20 birds of america held the record for the most money paid at auction for any single. John james audubons birds of america is a portal into the natural world. Much of the first half of birds of america is a mary mccarthy uses peter as a naive mouthpiece for a lot of leftist thinking of the 1950s and 60s. A 1931 book titled the blue book of birds o f america by frank g ashbrook, illustrations by paul moller. We have a collection of more than 10,000 scarce and outofprint books, for readers, teachers and collectors. Very good shape with some wear to the covers and spine edges, pages are in great shape. The book was published in several editions between 1997 and 2000. First published in double elephant size approximately a metre tall in the first half of the nineteenth century, it is famous for its. This set is a first edition of birds of america by frank g. The blue book of birds of america vintage 1930s or 1940s whitman guide. The stories here are not big or grand or epic, but work simply as little oneact plays, exposing the inherent complexities and dramas in the everyday lives we all lead.
Christies auctions first edition of audubons the birds. A 1931 book titled the blue book of birds of america by frank g ashbrook, illustrations by paul moller. Jays, orioles, grackles, finches, sparrows, grosbeaks, blackbirds, buntings, etc frank g ashbrook, paul moller on. Printed between 1827 and 1838, it contains 435 lifesize watercolors of north american birds havell edition, all reproduced from handengraved plates, and is considered to be the archetype of wildlife illustration. Often cited as the most expensive book of all time, there are still 120 known intact copies of john james audubons the birds of america which was published between 1827 and 1838.
Birds of america is a story collection by one of the most talented but minimal writers around, lorrie moore. Bird books north american birds birds of north america. Some of the most attractive birds seen in north america fall into this category, such as bluebirds and the bunting families. Book birds of america frank shaw color illustrations coffee table book bird guide f1551. At once sad, funny, lyrical and prickly, birds of america attests to the deepening emotional chiaroscuro of her wise and beguiling work.
The male eastern bluebird, the indigo or lazuli buntings are examples of beautiful looking blue birds. The birds of america is a book by naturalist and painter john james audubon, containing illustrations of a wide variety of birds of the united states. Vintage the blue book of birds o f america whitman publishing 1931 mini. The publishers of which i am aware include welcome rain, laurel glen, and wordsworth. Ashbrook copyright 1931 by whitman publishing company, racine, wisconsin this is a pocket size. This is a pocket size paperback book, one of three in a series, which covers mostly perching birds and other woodlands birds. There are three books in this bird guide, the red book, the blue. With matthew perry, ben foster, ginnifer goodwin, lauren graham. Darlington in the midnineteenth century and later donated, as part of his extensive library, to the university of pittsburgh. First edition 1931 birds of america series green book, blue book. It was first published as a series in sections between 1827 and 1838, in edinburgh and london.
This book covers all the native and vagrant species of birds seen on the north american continent. The birds of america absorbed audubons attention for much of his life and its publication took nearly 12 years to complete. Arkansaw siskin, mealy redpoll, louisiana tanager, townsends bunting, buffbreasted finch. First edition of the birds of america by john james audubon, done by the philadelphia firm of j. Collection of 288 audubon paintings, in color, accompanied by captions by ornothologist ludlow griscom 1890 1959, known as the dean of the birdwatchers. This is the green book of birds of america by frank g. Worlds most expensive book, birds of america, set to. The book called the complete birds of north america, is a book recommended to be part of any birders library. Some edge wear, normal for age of book the blue book of birds o f america illustrations by paul moller includes information about swifts, hummingbirds, sparrows, kingbirds, flycatchers, phoebes, jays, blackbirds, larks, orioles, grackles, grosbeaks, towhees, finches, buntings by ashboork, frank g fair to good wwear 1. In the 19th century it was the usual practice for bird illustrators to work exclusively from preserved specimens, but audubon found this less than ideal. The story people like that are the only people here won an o. The book is a sort of shambling explication of ideas supported by not so much a plot as a series of set pieces. The green book accompanies the red and blue to form the complete set, divided up by groups of families. Birds of america by audubon, first edition abebooks.
Ashbrook and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Prints by john james audubon digitized materials rare book and. The romance of bird life john lea 1909 illustrated vintage. Popular edition of john james audubons 1785 1851 illustrations of birds of america began painting in 1840. North american birds bird book bird reference book vintage wild bird book. Publishers weekly moores insights into the springs of human conduct, her ability to catch the moment that flips someone from eccentric to unmoored, endow her work with a heartbreaking resonance. Collecting the birds of america by audubon, john james. See more ideas about birds of america, birds and plates. Home ashbrook, frank g the blue book of birds o f america this copy of the blue book of birds o f america offered for sale by between the covers. A copy of the worlds most expensive book, john james audubons 19thcentury masterpiece birds of america, is set for auction later this month and is. The book became a new york times bestseller, a rarity for a short story collection. Birds of america 1998 is a collection of short stories by american writer lorrie moore. The blue book of birds of america illustrations by paul. The blue book of birds o f america hardcover january 1, 1931 by frank ashbrook author, paul moller illustrator see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.