Author: Amano, Akira
Title: Birds in Flight.
Description: Tokyo: Graphic-sha Publishing, Ltd., 1985. First edition. Pp. 103, (1); 90+ fine color photos (some are double page). Publisher's original silver cloth, boldly lettered in black on the spine and on the front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, sm 4to. This volume depicts many Japanese birds in various flight positions such as gliding, landing, taking off, diving, and displaying their wings. The text is presented simultaneously in English and Japanese. English common names are used in all of the captions of the plates. At the end of the volume, all photos appear in small vignettes with accompanying text describing where the photo was taken and the camera and lens used to take the photograph. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..

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