Field Guide to Birds of the West Indies by James Bond - 1947 Edition First Printing water fountain - Highly detailed illustration

- Highly detailed illustration

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Field Guide to Birds of the West Indies by James Bond - 1947 Edition First Printing water fountain - Highly detailed illustrationa peerless observer and a person possessed of great charm of manner, he made himself welcome far and wide." Thomas Barbour on ornithologist James Bond, 1948 {HISTORY} In the 20th century, there were two famous men named James Bond. One was a fictional book and film character created by British writer Ian Fleming. The other was a celebrated American ornithologist and a revered expert on West Indian birds. It was the latter, real life man, that became