A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS : Revised & Englarged 2nd Edition (The Peterson Field Guide Series) by Peterson, Roger Tory (Text & Illustrations) - 1961

Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press/Houghton Mifflin, 1961. 2nd Edition, 18th Printing . Hardcover. New/Near Fine. Roger Tory Peterson (Author-Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated green linen boards/Fine. DJ/VG w/rubs & nips to edges. First published 1941; this is the 18th Printing of the 1961 Revised & Enlarged 2nd Edition, sponsored by the Nat'l Audubon Society, and Nat'l Wildlife Federation. Classic bird guide roughly covering North America west of the 100th meridian, with a section on the birds of the Hawaiian Islands. Beginner birdwatchers are encouraged to first become familiar with the color plates to gain an idea of the shapes of birds and the groups to which they belong. Excellent guide, and now a historical record of bird population half-century past.