The Frederic Gallatin, Jr. Collection of Books on Ornithology
ISBN: 978-03-318-8078-6
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Liczba stron: 70
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2018 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: aktualnie niedostępny
Excerpt from The Frederic Gallatin, Jr. Collection of Books on Ornithology: To Be Sold by Order of the Estate of Theodore N. Vail<br><br>First edition. A copy of great association interest, with the follow ing inscription on fly-leaf, in the hand of the author: When I was trying to decide upon a name for this vol. I went to Walt Whitman with a list of names that had occurred to me and asked his advice. He looked over my list and when he saw the name 'wake-robin' he said quickly 'that's your title,' and that clinched me. John Burroughs, Dec. 7.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.