THE UPLAND BIRD ART OF MAYNARD REECE. By Maynard Reece.

1997 1st edition. Landscape folio (305 x 287mm). Pp160. Colour plates of game-birds throughout, b/w illustrations. Introduction by Roger Tory Peterson. Blind-stamped titles within ruled borders to brick-red cloth, gilt rules borders and titles to spine.

The author presents numerous excellent paintings of game birds in their natural setting, with commentary on each painting; "more than twenty species of upland birds - including turkeys, quail, pheasants, partridges, grouse, ptarmigan, woodcock, snipe, and doves ...magnificently depicted in their habitats throughout the seasons". Chapters include: The habitat; The seasons; The upland birds; The turkeys; The quail; The pheasants and partridges; The grouse and ptarmigan; The woodcock and snipe; The doves; Epilogue.