Bidspirit auction | Brasher, Rex. Birds & Trees

Brasher, Rex. Birds & Trees of North America. Rowman and Littlefield, 1961. Volume One. - Rex Brasher's Birds & Trees of North America, Volume One. This edition was published by Rowman and Littlefield, Inc., New York, in 1961. The work serves as a reproduction of Brasher's original paintings, which were first published in a limited edition of 100 hand-colored copies in 1932. The complete work comprises 875 full-color plates covering 1,094 species and sub-species of birds and 383 species of trees. This volume features explanatory text by the artist and was edited and annotated by Lisa McGaw. Illustrated plates include the Common Loon, Canada Goose, Solitary Sandpiper, Rieffer's Hummingbird, and Horned Puffin, with text providing details on habitat, breeding, and range. The book is bound in the publisher's original two-tone cloth, consisting of red cloth boards and a grey cloth spine. The front board and spine feature gilt-stamped titles within decorative rectangular borders. The volume is in good condition. The red cloth boards show light surface scuffing and several small pale stains. There is a visible compression or bump at the top edge of the front cover near the spine. The grey cloth spine shows light rubbing at the head and tail. The interior pages and color plates appear clean, crisp, and bright. No dust jacket is present.