Birds of North America by Richard B. Lyttle

Birds of North America (Collectible Illustrated Bird Book in Dust Jacket)

A Richly Photographed Survey of North American Birdlife Across Desert, Prairie, Woodland, Coast and Arctic

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Birds of North America
• Author: Richard B. Lyttle
• Publisher: Bison Books, Greenwich, CT
• Publication Date: 1983
• ISBN-10: 0861240863
• Binding: Publisher's blue cloth hardcover with illustrated dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Large-format illustrated book, roughly quarto, with full-page colour photographs.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The publisher's blue cloth boards are clean and square, with only a tiny pale speck to the front board. The spine and corners are sound.
• Interior: The pages are clean and bright, with colour plates free of foxing, markings or tears. The binding is tight.
• The Dust Jacket: Present and in very good, bright condition. The glossy jacket is illustrated with a bald eagle on the front and a Yellow-headed Blackbird on the back, with the spine in black with cream lettering. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover, which shows some creasing to the film.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Birds of North America is a photographic celebration of the continent's birdlife, with large colour photographs set across the major habitats of North America: deserts, prairies, woodlands, coasts, mountains and arctic regions.

The emphasis falls on behaviour and habits, and the book is arranged in regional chapters, with the pictures carrying the story. It suits the reader who values plate-led natural history over a field-guide approach.

Illustrated bird books of this period remain popular with natural history collectors, and this clean copy in its jacket makes a handsome shelf volume.

Author Profile: Richard B. Lyttle

Richard B. Lyttle was born in Los Angeles in 1927, served in the United States Navy during the Second World War and studied English at the University of California, Berkeley. He worked as a painter, printmaker and writer, and lived in Inverness, California.

His books range widely across political history, sport and the lives of cultural figures, including Il Duce: The Rise and Fall of Benito Mussolini (1987) and Pablo Picasso: The Man and the Image (1989).

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