Basil Ede's Birds

by Robert Dougall

This book contains full colour reproductions of 70 birds of the British Isles and northern Europe, painted by Basil Ede, and on each opposite page are descriptions and text describing each bird. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 060020717X
• ISBN13: 9780600207177
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Hamlyn
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Glorious birds, first-class art

Basil Ede has a painterly eye and a craftsman's approach to painting birds. His water colors are remarkable for their fidelity to nature. Every feather is delineated, every pose natural, every background authentic. Mr. Ede's water colors are now collector's items, as he has been unable to paint in that medium since his stroke about ten years ago. Amazingly, this right-handed artist taught himself to paint left-handed and now produces oils that are, if it is possible, better than the water colors of his youth. If you like birds, you must own this book.