Search Results: Natural History Art from Z & Z Books

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1998. Color illustrations. photos. 160 pages.. Illustrated with the work of many artists and photographers, examines this Alaska region's geological origins, climatology, ecosystem, habitats, and human activities. Appendixes on the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Copper River Watershed Project, index of artists and subjects; index of common and scientific names. 23 artists from 12 countries, with work in many different media, are represented (incl. Tony Angell, Keith Brockie, John Paige, etc.). Another great project by the Netherlands based Artists for Nature Foundation.. Trade Paperback. New. Illus. by Angell, T.,et.al. (illustrators). Large 8vo..

Victoria, British Columbia: British Columbia Provincial Museum,, 1979. New book, but dust jacket has a wrinkle top of spine. Photos, illustrations, bibliography, 260 pages. BC Provincial Museum Special Publication No. 3. Biography of the Canadian artist, naturalist, scientist and hunter with emphasis on the history of science in British Columbia. 8 color plates and numerous reproductions from Brooks's sketchbook. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1975. 224pp. photos, color plates. Six historically important artists are represented by reproductions of their work in black-and-white and full color, with an introductory essay on each artist's life and work: Catesby, Wilson, Audubon, Heade, Thayer, Fuertes. Published in cooperation with the National Collection of Fine Arts in the Smithsonian. Bibliography, index.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 4to..

Maurizio Martino, 1994. This facsimile edition was strictly limited to 125 copies. Photo frontis, 375 pages.. Reprint. Hardcover. New.

Jamestown, NY: Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, 1992. 120pp. color ills. Catalog of the 32nd Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists (1992-93) features work in many media. Each work illustrated by a full-color photo, details, artist's commentary and brief curriculum vitae. 100+ artists represented include Bateman, Coheleach, Jonsson, peterson, Reese, etc. Corners slightly bumped, small stain at lower right edge.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to..

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1936. Cover shows light wear. Color plates and frontis, map, 252 pages. A day-by-day account of the Chicago Field Museum/Daily News Ethiopian Expedition, for which Fuertes was the museum staff artist. Describes field work, birds, animals and local human residents encountered, and Fuertes' techiniques for painting and preparing study skins in the field. 15 color plates, painted from life in the field, of birds and mammals.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Fuertes, L.A. (illustrator). 4to..

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1936. Dust jackets has chips and tears, but basically all present, now in a protective Brodart cover. The area along cover inside hinges has some staining/browning from binders glue, as is often the case. Actually, a presentable, better than usual copy, Color plates and frontis, map, 252 pages. A day-by-day account of the Chicago Field Museum/Daily News Ethiopian Expedition, for which Fuertes was the museum staff artist. Describes field work, birds, animals and local human residents encountered, and Fuertes' techiniques for painting and preparing study skins in the field. 15 color plates, painted from life in the field, of birds and mammals.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Fuertes, L.A. (illustrator). 4to..

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1981. Color plates, illustrations, 294 pages. Frank Stick (1884-1966) was one of the premier wildlife artists/ illustrators of his time, specializing in images of game fish and fishing for such magazines as Collier's, Field and Stream, and the Saturday Evening Post. Biographical essay, nearly 300 full-color images of the artist's work. Index with common and Latin names of species represented. Handsome binding and pictorial slipcase.. Hard Cover. New/Slipcase. Illus. by Stick, Frank (illustrator).

New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1983. 260pp. photos. 156 detailed color photos illustrate the major groups of insects, with commentary on behavior, evolution and habitat. Index. Previous owner's stamp on front flyleaf.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to..

Univ of Texas Press, 1993. This is a new book but the dust jacket has a tiny tear and some very light smudge.. Hardcover. As New/As New.

Norman: Univ of Oklahoma Press, 1998. In original publishers shrink-wrap.. Hardcover. New/New.

University of Oklahoma Press, 2006. Thirty-five exquisite watercolors of downy chicks, nestlings, and fledglings from the collection of the Field Museum of Natural history. Includes commentary by Johnsgard and a list of dates and places of the paintings. 81pages.. Paperback. New.

Croom Helm, 1983. Dust jacket outside is perfect, no chips, tears, wrinkles or blemishes. Top of inside flap has browning/foxing, as does the inside top edge of the dust jacket. Book itself is like new. No international orders on this one please.. Hardcover. As New/Very Good.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1980. In original shrink wrap.. Cloth. New/New. 4to..

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, 1990. In original publisher's shrink-wrsp. Color photos. Showcases the 14 artists who have received the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's Master Wildlife Artist Award.. Hard Cover. New/New. Oblong 4to.

New York: Macmillan, 1936. Color frontis, illustrations. color plates, 214 pages. Sutton describes his interest in birds and art from his chilldhood, his relationship with Louis Agassiz Fuertes, and his expeditions and journeys. 12 color and b&w plates. Rubber stamp and inscription. Dust jacket with a few chips but basically all there. As often the case, some browning of covers due to glue used seeping through.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

London: Hutchinson, 1952. 230pp. ills., 8 color plates. chipped dj with small tears on bottom edge and discolored spine. Von Michaelis, distinguished South African bird artist and expert in aviation gliding, details his experience in raising and training hawks and owls, and experiences with other birds; illustrated with his b&w sketches and color plates. Second part of book examines raptor flight, thermal currents and soaring. Foreword by the Marquess of Willingdon.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Von Michaelis, H.. 4to..

New York: Viking Press, 1961. Special Limited Edition, #444 of 500. 256pp. 90 color photos, map ends. Slipcased, with a separate portfolio of 20 color plates from the book; cloth cover with color photo of white-tailed tropicbird pasted down on front. 98 species pictured in color with notes and ID guide, photographer biographies, index. Slipcase edges scuffed. The portfolio is usually missing, but present in this case.. Limited/Numbered. Cloth. Very Good/Slipcase. 4to..

London: Hutchinson, 1952. 230pp. ills., 8 color plates. Von Michaelis, distinguished South African bird artist and expert in aviation gliding, details his experience in raising and training hawks and owls, and experiences with other birds; illustrated with his b&w sketches and color plates. Second part of book examines raptor flight, thermal currents and soaring. Chipped, foxed DJ with small tears, top/bottom edges. Light foxing on end sheets.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Von Michaelis, H.. 4to..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co 1976 -1980, Volume I has 52 color plates, including four fold out pages, 52 drawings 175 pages, Volume II has 48 color plates, 48 drawings, 167 pages. Slight trace of price sticker on Vol 1. Nice set, appears never opened. First American Edition. Hard Cover. New/New.