Newman's Birds of Southern Africa by Kenneth Newman

Newman's Birds of Southern Africa (Third Edition, 1991 Update, First Impression)

The Classic Illustrated Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa, Painted and Described by Kenneth Newman

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Newman's Birds of Southern Africa: 1991 Update
• Author: Kenneth Newman
• Publisher: Southern Book Publishers, Halfway House
• Publication Date: 1991
• ISBN-13: 9781868123766
• ISBN-10: 1868123766
• Edition Details: Third Edition, First Impression, 1991 Update.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated yellow card wrappers with bird paintings, perfect bound.
• Physical Format: Large softcover field guide. Full-colour plates facing the text, with updated distribution maps.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Good (G)
• Exterior / Wraps: The illustrated yellow card wrappers are clean on both front and back covers. The spine shows creasing with several vertical stress lines and slight wear at the head. Corners and edges are reasonably sound. The page edges are toned.
• Interior: The text block is solid. The colour plates and text pages are clean and bright, with no marks, foxing or markings seen. The page edges are toned.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Newman's Birds of Southern Africa is a field guide to the birds of the region, ranging from the sub-Antarctic seas to the Zambezi. This 1991 Update, the third edition, presents more than 900 species painted and described by the author himself, with similar birds grouped together on plates facing the text.

Distribution maps accompany the entries and have been updated for this edition. The guide is aimed at beginners and experienced bird-watchers alike, and it has long been regarded as the region's leading field guide to birds.

This is a used collectible copy of a standard working edition of a South African natural history classic, offered for the Africana and ornithology shelf. It is a useful reference for anyone tracing the guide's development through its successive editions.

Author Profile: Kenneth Newman

Kenneth Newman (1924–2006) was a South African bird painter and ornithologist whose books have sold close to a million copies worldwide. He served as president of the South African Ornithological Society and of BirdLife South Africa, and received the SAOS Gill Memorial Award and the Zoological Society's Stevenson-Hamilton Award.

Besides this field guide, his titles include LBJs Made Easier, Confusing Birds, Newman's Birds by Colour and Discover Garden Birds with Ken Newman (CD-ROM).

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