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1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson
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1905 Bird-Life by Frank M. Chapman | 75 Color Bird Plates by Ernest Seton-Thompson

Frank M. Chapman
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1905
Popular Edition in Colors

A lovely early twentieth-century guide to North American birds by pioneering ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, then Associate Curator of Ornithology at the American Museum of Natural History. This popular edition contains 75 full-page color plates after drawings by Ernest Seton-Thompson, depicting 100 birds in their natural colors, along with numerous in-text illustrations.

The book explores bird anatomy, coloration, migration, birdsong, nesting habits, and identifying birds in the field. Detailed sections cover water birds and land birds, from loons and grebes to hummingbirds, owls, hawks, warblers, sparrows, and more.

Bound in original green cloth with a color pictorial onlay of a red-winged bird to the front board and gilt lettering to the spine. The beautiful color plates remain bright and richly detailed, including the Redstart, Towhee, Barred Owl, Marsh Hawk, Loon, and Pied-Billed Grebe.

Condition: Very good antique condition. Pages and color plates are clean and bright. Small spot to the front board. Please review photographs closely.

Size: 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

A wonderful illustrated bird book for collectors, naturalists, and lovers of vintage nature study.

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