Augusto Ruschi • Beija FLores do Estado do Espirito Santo: Hummingbirds of State of Espirito Santo
Editora Rios/Estacao Bioloica do Museu Nacional Sao Paulo, 1982. Hardcover. 263pp. Copiously illustrated with color photographs as well as 29 stunning full-page color plates by Etienne Demonte. Bound in white cloth with gilt stamped title to spine. Detailed hummingbird and title gilt tooled to front. Text in English and Portuguese. Good.
Square, tight, and sturdy. Some light soiling to cloth covers. Rear corners scuffed, with spots of exposure. Mild rubbing at board edges. Bold gilt. Clean interior pages. Gift inscription penned to title page. Else free of markings. Dust jacket shows open tear at bottom spine as well as trace soiling to panels, general moderate edgewear.
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Describes and illustrates the great diversity of hummingbirds of the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo. It is based on field work by the author and on his studies of museum specimens around the world. The text is bilingual in English and in Portuguese.