Wildlife artist Robert Bateman has sketched and painted bird life in every corner of the globe. In this volume illustrated with his paintings, Bateman celebrates the range of bird life on earth, from the spectacular plumage of the fiery rainforest quetzal to the haunting call of the northern hermit thrush. Through his notes, informative diary entries and detailed sketches, he shares with the reader his observations of bird behaviour and his keen appreciation of their beauty.
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Wildlife artist Robert Bateman has sketched and painted bird life in every corner of the globe. In this volume illustrated with his paintings, Bateman celebrates the range of bird life on earth, from the spectacular plumage of the fiery rainforest quetzal to the haunting call of the northern hermit thrush. Through his notes, informative diary entries and detailed sketches, he shares with the reader his observations of bird behaviour and his keen appreciation of their beauty.
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First edition (hardback). Square 4to (26cm by 26cm), 176pp. Illustrated throughout in colour. Original green cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in good to very good condition (closed 1cm tear to the rear panel). The dustwrapper has now been put in a mylar cover to protect it. ISBN 1840373792.
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Near Fine. 1840373792. First Edition, fine dark green boards, hardback, 10.00 x 10.00 inches approx., gilt lettering to the front and spine, near fine coloured pictorial dust jacket, a hint of edge wear but generally bright clean and striking, price clipped, luxurious dark green shiny endpapers, no inscriptions or marks, opens with a simple verse accompanied by an illustraton of a beautiful little bird 'My heart is hiding, stirred for a bird, -----to achieve of, the mastery of the thing, ' Gerald Manley Hopkins. 176 pages, lavishly illustrated in colour. Phenonimal paintings by Robert Bateman who is an experienced artist and naturalist. Foreword by Peter Matthiessen. Using his powers of observation the artist has captured the nature and character of the the birds within fascinating setttings. Birds are a miracle of colour and diversity with dramatic species present across the globe. They bring delight to those who observe them because they remind us of the ingenuity and splendour of the natural world. This is a book to savour, relax and enjoy.