THE BIRD LIFE OF TEXAS.
by Oberholser, Harry Church
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE/very good
- Seller
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Blanco, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. FINE/very good. A two volume set, without slipcase and blank bird bookplate. 530pp., 5311069pp., 36 color plates, 74 illus. by Louis Aagassiz Fuertes, 4 maps, folio, lacks slipcase. 4to green cloth. Clean and tight, no names, bright with sharp corners. Lower corner bumped. Slipcase bright with crack beginning along portion of bottom edge.Careful packing.
BASIC 155 "The original manuscript weighed over 100 lbs. Oberholser died before the project of "paring down" was finished and it was Edgar Kincaid who agreed to continue the project without compensation." Fuertes (1874-1927) skill in painting these wonderful creatures so that they look alive, is much admired by birders today most of whom do not care for the melodramatic actors in feathers of Audubon.
BASIC 155 "The original manuscript weighed over 100 lbs. Oberholser died before the project of "paring down" was finished and it was Edgar Kincaid who agreed to continue the project without compensation." Fuertes (1874-1927) skill in painting these wonderful creatures so that they look alive, is much admired by birders today most of whom do not care for the melodramatic actors in feathers of Audubon.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Maggie Lambeth (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15237
- Title
- THE BIRD LIFE OF TEXAS.
- Author
- Oberholser, Harry Church
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin
- Date Published
- 1974
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Maggie Lambeth
Biblio member since 2010
Blanco, Texas
About Maggie Lambeth
Independent bookseller with over 45 years in retail and mail order book-selling experience. Our main specialties are books about Texas its history, art and artists, Texas authors, ranching, cattle & cowboys, lawmen, outlaws, genealogy and family history, county and community history. We also accept consignments. Inquiries are welcome txt or talk (830-392-6668).
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