The Birds of Paradise

Pp. 144; 58 full page color plates from illustrations by Gould, Hart, Keulemans and Hayman, 2 black-and-white plates, 85 maps in two colors.  Publisher’s original light brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to.  Provides descriptions and color illustrations of 42 species of the birds of paradise and 18 species of bowerbirds with distribution maps for each species.  Name stamp of the Ron Sauey Memorial Library on rear endpaper and top page edge.  Ron Sauey was co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin.  Empty pocket on rear blank endpaper.  Gift inscription on front endpaper.