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A handsome first edition of this celebrated sporting and natural history classic, published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1946. …
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A handsome first edition of this celebrated sporting and natural history classic, published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1946. Illustrated throughout by Ralph Ray, whose richly detailed full-page color plates of ruffed grouse in their natural habitat remain among the finest bird illustrations of the mid-20th century.
Details:
Title: The Ruffed Grouse
Author: Henry Marion Hall
Illustrator: Ralph Ray
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Year: 1946 — First Edition
Format: Folio hardcover, 91 pages
Binding: Blue cloth boards with blind-stamped grouse motif on front cover
Illustrations: Multiple full-page color plates plus black-and-white drawings throughout
Condition:
Boards: Blue cloth in good condition with light wear; blind-stamped grouse vignette intact
Dust jacket: Present but worn — significant tearing and losses, chipping to spine ends and corners, as shown in photos. DJ is price-clipped. Despite jacket condition, the jacket art remains vibrant and recognizable.
Interior: Pages toned with age (as expected for a 1946 folio); text and color plates clean and legible throughout; no writing or stamps noted; a few pages show minor corner bends
A wonderful book for the upland bird hunter, sporting literature collector, vintage illustration enthusiast, or anyone who appreciates beautifully produced mid-century natural history. The Ralph Ray illustrations — with their lush, painterly depictions of grouse amid Jack-in-the-pulpit, autumn foliage, and forest cover — are striking enough to frame.
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- Dimensions
- 7ʺW × 1ʺD × 9ʺH
- Period
- 1940s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Auburn
- Condition Notes
- Dust jacket torn. Illustrations bright, clean, binding intact. Dust jacket torn. Illustrations bright, clean, binding intact. less
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