S Dillon Ripley

Gebundenes Buch

Rails of the World

A Monograph of the Family Rallidae

Illustrator: Lansdowne, Fenwick

Beschreibung

Pairing S. Dillon Ripley's quarter century of study with over 70 color and black and white illustrations by J. Fenwick Lansdowne, this book marks a memorable ornithological publishing event. Both the book's subject matter and its manner of production-lavishly illustrated, printed on special paper with relentless attention to every detail-represent worthy objects of celebration and preservation.

Autor

S. Dillon Ripley served as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1964 to 1984, the institution's most significant period of expansion, for which service he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom. He also helped found the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Smithsonian magazine. In his scholarly work, Ripley was an ornithologist, and held degrees in zoology from Yale and Harvard. He was a fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union, a board member of the World Wildlife Fund, and the third president of the International Council for Bird Preservation. Ripley published six books, including four about birds and other wildlife.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: David R. Godine Publisher
• Deluxe edition
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 1977
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 376mm x 269mm x 51mm
• Gewicht: 3357g
• ISBN-13: 9780879231996
• ISBN-10: 0879231998
• Artikelnr.: 22260809