Great ornithologist, photographer presents 177 closeups, groupings, panoramas, flightings of about 150 different birds. Expanded Wings in the Wilderness. "...can only be described as superb...At twice the price, this marvelous book would be a bargain." — The Florida Naturalist. "The most magnificent bird photographs in the world..." — Commonweal.
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
Genthe’s Photographs of San Francisco’s Old Chinatown by Arnold Genthe, John Kuo Wei Tchen 130 rare photos offer fascinating visual record of Chinatown before the great 1906 earthquake. Informative text traces history of Chinese in California.
Creative Photography: Aesthetic Trends 1839-1960 by Helmut Gernsheim First authoritative, comprehensive study of photography from a purely aesthetic point of view, spanning its history from daguerreotypes to modern photo-reportage. 240 superb photographs. First inexpensive paperback edition.
Animals in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge Nearly 4,000 photographs in series, stopped action, of horses, cats, lions, deer, kangaroos, etc. Indispensable for animal artists. Classic of 19th-century photography.
Victorian London Street Life in Historic Photographs by John Thomson Classic document of social realism contains 37 photographs by famed Victorian photographer Thomson, accompanied by texts offering sharply drawn vignettes of laborers, dustmen, street musicians, shoe blacks, more.
