Buy this book on-line Torrey, Bradford : Field-Days in CaliforniaHoughton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, MA, 1913
Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine and gilt floral decoration on the front cover. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2." 235 pages, complete. Nine black and white plates, complete. "The Riverside Press, Cambridge" printed on title and copyright pages. Pages and covers are very clean and intact overall. Slight rubbing on the covers and top of the text block. Chipping at the head and tail of the spine. Corners somewhat worn. Internally Fine. A Very Good copy. Bradford Torrey (1843-1912), an author and United States ornithologist, writes his thoughts and views in this collection of essays about birds, California landscapes, and other areas of the American West. Contents are listed as follows: "A California Beach," "In the Estero," "An Exciting Forenoon," "A Long Procession," "A Visitation of Swans," "My First Condor," "My First Water-Ouzel," "An Unsuccessful Hunt," "Yellow-Billed Magpies," "Some Rock-Haunting Birds," "Under the Redwoods," "In the Santa Cruz Mountains," "Reading a Check-List," On Foot in the Yosemite," and "A Bird-Gazer at the Grand Canon.". Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Torrey, Bradford : Field-Days in California. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, antiquarian books, collectables, used books and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |