Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Massively heavy, oversized volume, a big bruiser, a would-be great doorstopper were it not the then definitive guide in encyclopedic form to North American Birds. Bound simply in oatmeal cloth over boards, scuffing to bottom front tip, else clean and unmarked, bright and attractive of interior. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn beyond scuffing to bottom front panel, small chip missing. Extensive frontis matter, 1109 pp. Eight hundred seventy-five full-color illustrations plus another 800 in black-and-white. Nearly 6,000 alphabetical entries from an acknowledged mastery of ornithology, presented confidently and without blushing. Stands proudly on the shelf.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.