Title: A Monograph of the Pheasants Author: Beebe, Charles William Place: London Publisher: H.F. & G. Witherby under the auspices of the New York Zoological Society Date: 1918-1922 Description: 4 volumes. Illustrated with 90 color plates, 88 plates of photogravures (most with multiple images per plate) and 20 distribution maps. The color plates are on heavy paper, after paintings by L.A. Fuertes, H. Jones, G.E. Lodge, and others. (Folio) 40.5x29.5 cm (16x11¾"), original cloth gilt-lettered, top edges gilt. First Edition. No. 385 of 600 copies. Massive monograph on the delightful pheasant family, filled with beautiful color plates after well-known bird artists and hundreds of photogravures of pheasant eggs, nests, breeding grounds, and general landscapes. Beebe was Curator of Birds of the New York Zoological Park. Nissen 84. Lot Amendments Condition: Wear and soiling to cloth; some foxing and browning within; internally very good. Item number: 267197a
Title: A Monograph of the Pheasants Author: Beebe, Charles William Place: London Publisher: H.F. & G. Witherby under the auspices of the New York Zoological Society Date: 1918-1922 Description: 4 volumes. Illustrated with 90 color plates, 88 plates of photogravures (most with multiple images per plate) and 20 distribution maps. The color plates are on heavy paper, after paintings by L.A. Fuertes, H. Jones, G.E. Lodge, and others. (Folio) 40.5x29.5 cm (16x11¾"), original cloth gilt-lettered, top edges gilt. First Edition. No. 385 of 600 copies. Massive monograph on the delightful pheasant family, filled with beautiful color plates after well-known bird artists and hundreds of photogravures of pheasant eggs, nests, breeding grounds, and general landscapes. Beebe was Curator of Birds of the New York Zoological Park. Nissen 84. Lot Amendments Condition: Wear and soiling to cloth; some foxing and browning within; internally very good. Item number: 267197a
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