Vintage Bird Migration Illustrated Book - Traveling with the Birds (1933) - Rudyerd Boulton | Walter Alois Weber Art, Ornithology / Natural History
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A bright, oversized 1933 bird book on migration, written for curious readers and beautifully illustrated throughout by Walter Alois Weber. Rather than telling a plot-driven story, this book explains how birds travel, why they migrate, and how different species navigate seasonal change, with chapters like “The Bird’s Compass,” “Why Birds Migrate,” and “Long Distance Champions.”
The appeal here is visual as much as textual: color plates, bird map endpapers, and a dust jacket with serious shelf presence even in worn condition.
Quick Specs
- Item Type: Vintage illustrated hardcover book with dust jacket
- Size: 12 x 10 x .25 in.
- Material: Hardcover with pictorial boards; dust jacket present
- Color: Blue, yellow, black, white, and multicolor bird illustrations
- Origin or Maker: M. A. Donohue & Company, Chicago and New York
- Year or Era: 1933
- GENRE: Ornithology / Natural History
- Language: English
Edition & Features
- Edition/Printing: 1933 edition;
- Dust Jacket: Present
- Illustrations/Maps/Plates: Illustrated by Walter Alois Weber; color plates, black-and-white drawings, and illustrated map endpapers
- Extras: Dust jacket with both flaps present; previous owner inscription reading “Marcile Cunningham”
Condition Grade: Good
Notes: A sound vintage copy with significant dust jacket wear but strong visual appeal. Jacket shows chips and paper loss at corners and spine ends, several tears and creases along the top edge, rubbing and wear along edges, and areas of loss/splitting visible at the spine ends and lower corners.
Boards show edge wear and rubbing visible beneath the jacket. Interior pages shown appear generally clean and readable, with light age toning. A previous owner name is written on the endpaper, and one interior page/endpaper area shows a noticeable stain mark. See all photos for detail, sold as pictured.
This 1933 illustrated hardcover brings Walter Alois Weber's bird art to a natural history shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
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- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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