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Author:   John Chalmers ,  HRH Duke of Edinburgh
Publisher:   NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 27.50cm
Weight:   0.914kg
ISBN:  

9781901663792

ISBN 10:   1901663795
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   11 August 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: The Scottish Associates of John James Audubon; Audubon's Early Life; Alexander Wilson: Audubon's First Scottish Influence; the Meeting of Audubon and Wilson; the Journey to Edinburgh; The Frist visit: Audubon's Introduction to Edinburgh; Socieal Distractions; Robert Jameson and the Edinburgh University Museum; William MacGillivray's Early Life; The Wernerian Society; The Second Visit: Travels to England and France; Vultures and Rattlesnakes; The Third Visit: Collaboration with MacGillivray; The Fourth Visit: Family Life in Edinburgh; The Fifth and Last Visit; Audubon after Edinburgh; MacGillivray after Edinburgh; Biographical Profiles; Appendices; Audubon's Publications in Edinburgh; Dates of Audubon's Visits to Edinburgh; The Scottish Subscribers to The Birds of America; Places visited by Audubon in and around Edinburgh; Bibliography; Select Index

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A highly illustrated vivid account... -- Bookseller Independent Catalogue, September 2003. The size of Chalmer's book works better with Audubon's plates - the bigger the better, as he intended. ...The book places Audubon securely within the science of his time. -- Nature, December 2003. This attractive & well-illustrated book, based on Audubon's own writings, features many of Audubon's and MacGillivray's brilliant ornithological illustrations. -- British Ornithologists' Union, Ibis, 146, 2004.

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John Chalmers is a retired orthopaedic surgeon. Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

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