Author: SCHEITHAUER, WALTER
Title: Hummingbirds
Description: New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1967. Hardcover. A detailed analysis of the various species of hummingbirds to be found in the world. The author, Walter Scheithauer, describes the many species of these creatures, and provides stunning color photos of them as well as line drawings. Includes author's chapter entitled "How to photograph hummingbirds in flight." Originally published in Germany; this English-language version translated by Gwynne Vevers. --- In full blue cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket with color image of a hummingbird in flight approaching a flower. --- A clean, tightly-bound copy but with brown soiling to textblock lower edge and minor wear to cover extremities. Fair-only dust jacket with chipping and tears (including one 1" tear to back); remains bright, mostly intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 176 pages. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .

Keywords: >>Birds