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SIGNED Allen AMERICAN BIRD BIOGRAPHIES 1934 Sutto

Title: American Bird Biographies
Author: Arthur A. Allen, with illustrations by George Miksch Sutton
Publisher: Comstock Publishing Co.
Printing Year: 1934, signed by the author and illustrator

Condition/Details: Bound in maroon cloth with bright gilt embossing, this antique book is a scarce compendium of life-histories of familiar American birds, told from the perspective of the birds themselves. The work is illustrated with many photographs taken by the author, as well as ten wash drawings and ten full-color plates by Sutton. The book is signed by Allen (the "acknowledged dean of American ornithology") and Sutton on the title page. The prelim is partly separated. The volume shows mild external wear, and is solidly bound with clean, lightly age toned pages. The book includes a newspaper clipping of his 1964 obituary. The book measures approximately 6.5" x 10" and contains 238 pages. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50