The Wall of Birds: One Planet, 243 Families, 375 Million Years de Kim, Jane; Walker, Thayer - 2018-10-23T00:00:01Z

Harper Design, 2018. Hardcover. Near Fine. Damaged tail of spine.The complete illustrated history of birds from their earliest origins to today, featuring 300 full-color images drawn from the magnificent Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Wall of Birds mural, and a complete fold-out image of the entire mural. Commissioned to celebrate the centennial of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the epic 2,500-square-foot Wall of Birds mural - created by renowned artist Jane Kim over three years - depicts the 375-million-year evolution of birds. It is the only mural in the world to depict representatives from all 270 types of modern birds, in addition to twenty-seven other evolutionarily significant relatives, from the tiny five-inch Marvelous Spateultail hummingbird to the monstrous 30-foot Yutyrannus. Part homage, part artistic and sociological journey, The Wall of Birds tells the story of these species' remarkable evolution. With a foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and… Leer más

Harper, October 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. One corner slightly bumped, no DJ. Very trivial shelfwear to boards, pages clean and bright.

Harper Design, 2018. Hardcover. New. The complete illustrated history of birds from their earliest origins to today, featuring 300 full-color images drawn from the magnificent Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Wall of Birds mural, and a complete fold-out image of the entire mural. Commissioned to celebrate the centennial of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the epic 2,500-square-foot Wall of Birds mural - created by renowned artist Jane Kim over three years - depicts the 375-million-year evolution of birds. It is the only mural in the world to depict representatives from all 270 types of modern birds, in addition to twenty-seven other evolutionarily significant relatives, from the tiny five-inch Marvelous Spateultail hummingbird to the monstrous 30-foot Yutyrannus. Part homage, part artistic and sociological journey, The Wall of Birds tells the story of these species' remarkable evolution. With a foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and full of lush photographs of… Leer más

Illustrated edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP. Hardback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Collins Design, 2018. Hardcover. New. 223 pages. 10.25x9.25x1.00 inches.