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The Birds of America (Hardcover)
John james Audubon; Introduction by David Allen Sibley
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This stunning edition of one of the most celebrated and highly
valued natural history books of all time features impeccably
reproduced images of Audubon's original watercolors, along with an
introduction by world-renowned ornithologist David Allen Sibley.
First published in installments between 1827 and 1838, John James
Audubon's collection of life-sized watercolors of North American
birds is the standard against which all wildlife illustration is
measured. Fewer than 120 copies survive today, locked away in
museums and private collections around the world. For this volume,
the Natural History Museum in London disbound one of the two
original editions it owns, and each of the 435 exquisite
hand-colored prints of the original watercolours were photographed
using the latest digital scanning technology. From an avocet
grazing in a tidal pond to a zenaida dove perched on a flowering
branch, each of Audubon's subjects is depicted with the grace and
beauty of a living bird in its natural habitat. An avid outdoorsman
and explorer, Audubon traveled from Florida to Labrador to Texas
and the Dakotas to study and collect his specimens. Straddling the
line between science and art, this book mesmerized 19th-century
audiences around the world; today it stands as a reminder of the
spectacular biodiversity of the North American continent, and of
the pioneer spirit that Audubon himself revered.
An artist's uniquely personal journey across America In the
nineteenth century, ornithologist and painter John James Audubon
set out to create a complete pictorial record of North American
birdlife, traveling from Louisiana and the Florida Keys to the Gulf
of Saint Lawrence and the cliffs of the Yellowstone River. The
resulting work, The Birds of America, stands as a monumental
achievement in American art. Over a period of sixteen years,
recording his own journey in journals and hundreds of original
paintings, renowned French watercolorist Denis Clavreul followed in
the naturalist's footsteps. In the Footsteps of Audubon brings
together some 250 of Clavreul's stunning watercolors along with
illuminating selections from Audubon's journals and several of his
paintings. With pencil and brush in hand, Clavreul turns his
naturalist's eye and painterly skill to the landscapes that Audubon
encountered on his travels, and to the animals and plants that
Audubon depicted in his art. A passionate ornithologist, Clavreul
sketches birds in the wild with rare dexterity, bringing them
vividly to life on the page. He documents his encounters along the
way with people who live with nature, many of whom are passionately
engaged in preserving it, drawing on his insights as both a
biologist and an artist to connect the past, present, and future. A
spellbinding, richly evocative journey, In the Footsteps of Audubon
is an invitation to see the natural world as Audubon saw it-and to
see with new eyes what it has become today.
This handsome box set of 100 postcards features original watercolor
illustrations from David Sibley, America's leading ornithologist.
Culled from "The Sibley Field Guide to Birds," each bird is
lovingly rendered in watercolors by David Sibley and chosen with
their individual beauty and prominence in the country (with special
focus on backyard birds) in mind. Housed in an elegant keepsake
box, these postcards are ideal for mailing to friends and family,
framed and used as decor, or attached to presents as unique gift
tags.
"Undoubtedly the finest guide to North American birds."--Guy
McCaskie, "Birding"
The publication of "The Sibley Guide to Birds "in 2000 quickly
established David Allen Sibley as the author and illustrator of the
nation's supreme and most comprehensive guide to birds. Used by
millions of birders from novices to the most expert, "The Sibley
Guide" became the standard by which natural history guides are
measured. The highly anticipated second edition builds on this
foundation of excellence, offering massively expanded and updated
information, new paintings, new and rare species, and a new,
elegant design.
The second edition of this handsome, flexibound volume offers a
wealth of improvements and updates:
- All illustrations reproduced 15 to 20 percent larger for better
detail.
- Includes nearly 7,000 paintings digitally remastered from
original art for enhanced print quality.
- Expanded text includes habitat information and voice description
for every species and more tips on finding birds in the field.
- More than 600 new paintings, including illustrations of 115 rare
species and additional paintings of common species and regional
populations.
- More than 700 updated maps of ranges, showing winter, summer,
year-round, migration, and rare ranges.
- 85 bird family pages now cross-referenced to species accounts.
- Revised taxonomic order and most current common names for every
species.
"The Sibley Guide to Birds, " second edition, brings the genius of
David Allen Sibley to the world once again in a thoroughly updated
and expanded volume that every birder must own.
David Allen Sibley, the preeminent bird-guide author and
illustrator, now applies his formidable skills of identification
and illustration to the trees of North America.
Monumental in scope but small enough to take into the field, "The
Sibley Guide to "Trees is an astonishingly elegant guide to a
complex subject. It condenses a huge amount of information about
tree identification--more than has ever been collected in a single
book--into a logical, accessible, easy-to-use format.
With more than 4,100 meticulous, exquisitely detailed paintings,
the "Guide" highlights the often subtle similarities and
distinctions between more than 600 tree species--native trees as
well as many introduced species. No other guide has ever made field
identification so clear.
Features highlighted include:
- leaves (including multiple leaf shapes and fall leaf color)
- bark
- needles
- cones
- flowers
- fruit
- twigs
- silhouettes
More than 500 maps show the complete range, both natural and
cultivated, for nearly all species.
Trees are arranged taxonomically, with all related species grouped
together. By focusing on the fundamental characteristics of, for
example, oaks or chestnuts or hickories, the "Guide" helps the user
recognize these basic species groups the same way birders recognize
thrushes, warblers, or sparrows.
In addition, there are essays on taxonomy, on the cultivation of
trees, and on conservation issues, reflecting Sibley's deep concern
with habitat preservation and environmental health.
An important new contribution to our understanding of the natural
world, "The Sibley Guide to Trees "will be a necessity for every
tree lover, traveler, and naturalist. It is sure to become the new
benchmark in field guides to trees.
A remarkable selection of American forest trees surveyed by
Francois-Andre Michaux and Thomas Nuttall from The North American
Sylva, held in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York
Botanical Garden, featuring illustrations by celebrated botanical
artists such as Pierre-Joseph Redoute and Pancrace Bessa, with an
afterword by natural history artist David Allen Sibley
Francois-Andre Michaux (1770-1855) was a French botanist whose work
on the trees of North America gave the world's first illustrated
account of American trees east of the Mississippi. From 1841 to
1849 Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859), an English botanist and one of the
greatest plant explorers of North America, prepared supplementary
volumes to Michaux's landmark work, The North American Sylva.
Full-color reproductions of all of the more than 270 plates are now
included in a single volume for the first time. Mirroring
Abbeville's best-selling National Audubon Society Birds of America,
the book includes capsule summaries of every tree species featured,
written by New York Botanical Garden staff, along with reference
illustrations by David Allen Sibley. Garden President Gregory Long
looks at the book in the context of the New York Botanical Garden;
NYBG Library Director Susan M. Fraser examines this landmark of
American botanical history; award-winning garden writer Marta
McDowell recounts the two botanist-explorers uncovering the
continent's arboreal riches; and best-selling ornithologist and
natural history artist David Allen Sibley offers an aesthetic
appreciation. Beautifully illustrated and extensively researched,
The Trees of North America will entice gardeners, art connoisseurs,
and nature lovers alike.
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