Bird books and bird art : an outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology / written and compiled by Jean Anker.
1973, Reprinted Edition. The Hague : W. Junk. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: letter from university library in Denmark. Item #329123
Physical description: xviii, 251 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 31 cm. Notes: "Based principally on the collection of books containing plates with figures of birds and their eggs now in the University library at Copenhagen and including a catalogue of these works." Reprint of the ed. published by Levin & Munksgaard, Copenhagen. Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-228) and index. Subjects: Birds; Pictorial works; Bibliography. Birds; Bibliography; Catalogs. Ornithological illustration -- Bibliography. Genre: Bibliography. Catalogue. Illustrated.
Price: €100.00