About this title: This account of an episode in the life of John James Audubon takes him to a treacherous nesting ground near Labrador in 1833. It also follows the story of Captain Henry Wolsey Bayfield of the British Royal Navy, who is exploring the Canadian lakes. The encounters between the two men illuminate both their professions, and their characters as well. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
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Edition: Illustrated. Large type / large print.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780786259267ISBN:0786259264
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Large print hardcover, ex-library copy with typical markings. Pages tight, text clean. Title page torn away, otherwise book is clean and undamaged. Pictorial boards are shiny and clean with light wear. Sound copy, nicely illustrated. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 527 p. Contains: Illustrations. Thorndike Core. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover
Date Published: 2003-05-15
ISBN-13:9781585674107ISBN:1585674109
Description: Good. A former library book in protective mylar cover with the usual library markings. (Even though we list all former library books as only good, most are Good+ or VG condition! ) No writing or highlighting noted inside. Good Binding. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780786259267ISBN:0786259264
Description: Good. 189-X-Add Old grease pencil price cover removable spray Large Print Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: Very Good. 1585674109 some wear to covers and edges, some scuffing, NO DJ books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Description: Very Good in VG jacket. 1585674109 some wear to covers and edges, DJ has some scuffing books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Press, The, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781585674107ISBN:1585674109
Description: Fine/Fine DJ/Fine. 1-58567-410-9. read more
Description: New in very good dust jacket. Scratches to back jacket cover. May have remainder mark. New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover
Date Published: 2003-05-15
ISBN-13:9781585674107ISBN:1585674109
Description: Very Good. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright. DJ is VG. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limited, Ontario, Canada
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780679311812ISBN:0679311815
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Tight binding. Clean text. In this atmospheric and enthralling novel, Katherine Govier tells the story of a man torn between the lies he has lived by and the truth he now needs. And she recreates the summer in which "the world's greatest living bird artist" finally understood the paradox embedded in his art: that the act of creation was also an act of destruction. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780679311812ISBN:0679311815
Description: Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" Tall 0679311815 Signed by Author Used signed by author, evidense of bookplate removal to endpaper otehrwise a bright copy, 8vo, 307pp. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limited, Toronto, Canada
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780679311812ISBN:0679311815
Description: As New in As New jacket. Fiction & Literature. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. IX + 307 PAGES. With b/w illustrations. A novel about John James Audubon, the famous artist who produced "THE BIRDS OF AMERICA. " read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Pr, Waterville, Maine
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780786259267ISBN:0786259264
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged. Other aspects of the book may vary from the original edition. Running two steps ahead of the baliff, alternately praised and reviled by critics, John James Audubon set himself the audacious task of drawing, from nature, every bird in North America. In June 1833, he enlisted his son and a party of young gentlemen to set sail for nesting grounds no ornithologist had ever seen, in the treacherous ... read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781585674107ISBN:1585674109
Description: New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. New, with remainder mark In a plastic cover read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781585674107ISBN:1585674109
Description: New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Brand New-Gift Quality In a plastic cover read more
"I started this, put it down for some reason and am now reading it from the begginning again.
There were parts of this book that I enjoyed.....but however much fictionalized this portion of Audubon's life this is, or however brilliant he may have been artistically....I think there is probably enough of his true personality here to let me know I wouldn't have thought much of him in terms of being a man you can depend on. I found much of the book upsetting in terms of carnage. It was nicely written, and interesting conjecture on the part of the author. Being someone who has always seemed to team up with self absorbed artist types myself, you'd think I'd be more sympathetic to the man, but I came away from the end just a little bit upset. I guess we need people these maniacally driven artists or the world would be a much duller place...and now cherish my little downy woodpecker that comes to my suet thing daily just a little bit more than I did before!"
"John James Audubon and Captain Bayfield of the Royal Navy, artists and explorers, sail up the labrador coast charting wildlife and geography. The dialogue is stylised and impressionistic, but this works in a book that is essentially about art and creativity. I adored this book."
"Honest I'm sure that this is a wonderful book, but I just couldn't get into it. I tried for about two weeks to get past chapter 1 with no success. Just wasn't my style."
"I never understood why this beautiful book did not get more attention when it appeared in 2002. It's a version of Audubon's story-extraordinarily well written and memorable."
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