Here's a book for every birdlover who knows there is more to birdwatching than measurements, range maps, flight patterns and lifetime lists. Birds & Words is a true reflection of Harper, that special species of man With twinkling eyes and smile, with wit as infectiously keen and light-hearted as his paintings. Harper the humorist is as captivating in the self-composed stories that accompany his serigraphs as Harper the artist. An active curiosity prods him to constantly question nature. "What will happen," he asks, "if a buzzard, which eats only dead meat, comes upon a possum, which plays dead when threatened? The answer has to be that the mild-mannered marsupial will win his Purple Heart - possumously."

Fifty-one silkscreen print designs from Harper's pre-Frame House Gallery era (all commissioned by Ford Times) and ten selected subjects produced for Frame House Gallery are included in this exciting art-collection edition.

John Oney, Director of the Cincinnati Nature Center, says of Harper's work, "People don't tire of Charley's paintings nor his humorous remarks about the wildlife he paints, for they continue to discover new things about them."

21.5cm x 16.8cm, 151 pages, Hardcover, 1974 (Condition: Very Good)

Condition Definition:
As New / Fine = New or almost without defect
Very Good = Showing signs of wear
Good / Fair = A bit worn but complete, with defects noted
Poor = worn with visible defects