Birds of La Plata
London and New York: J.M. Dent and E.P. Dutton & Co., 1920.
Price: $350.00
Hardcover. First edition, American issue with Dutton on the spine. Two volumes. Quartos. 22 fine color plates. Each volume is fine in near fine dustwrappers with some modest chipping at the crown, minor internal tape repair at rear top flap fold in Volume One, with part of the word "Birds" lacking the first two letters on Volume Two.
Item #435003
W.H. Hudson
birth name: William Henry Hudson
born: 8/4/1841
died: 8/18/1922
Biography
British author and naturalist, best known for his exotic romances, especially Green Mansions (1904). - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore