Birds And Trees of North America

Rex Brasher’s artistic talent, love of nature, technical expertise, and persistence offer an inspiring story that should be better known by anyone with an interest in birds, nature, or art. From a young age, Brasher committed to visiting all of America’s bird species in their natural habitats. He spent a lifetime traveling, collecting notes and drawings, writing personal, insightful descriptions, and painting and re-painting birds.

By the late 1920s, Brasher — nearly 60 years old — was finally satisfied with his paintings, and set out to publish a collection of his work. Unhappy with color printing options at the time, Brasher had the paintings reproduced in black-and white, then hand-colored all 87,000 pages of the nearly 100 sets of twelve volumes of The Birds and Trees of North America, which he completed in 1932.

We’ve carefully reproduced six of Brasher's colorful illustrations on two 3-Packs of Field Notes Ruled Memo Books. Covers are a lovely felt-textured 100#C Mohawk Via “Pure White,” bound by three stainless steel staples. The bodies are 60#T Domtar Lynx Opaque Ultra, ruled with pale gray lines.

“Pack A” features:
Rocky Mountain and Mexican Screech Owls (Tulip tree)
1915, Volume 6, Plate 373e 373f
Blue Jay (Swamp White Oak)
1911, Volume 8, Plate 477
Brewer Sparrow (Cassie)
1912, Volume 9, Plate 562

“Pack B” features:
Pine Grosbeak (Oldfield Pine)
1911, Volume 9, Plate 515
Baltimore Oriole  (Crabapple)
1912, Volume 8, Plate 507
Sulphurbelly Flycatcher  (Ironwood)
1911, Volume 7, Plate 451

Sales of this edition will help the Rex Brasher Association open Brasher’s Kent, Connecticut property to the public as a museum and nature area dedicated to the artist’s life and work.

Put a Bird On It

Start a year-long subscription with the fall release and you’ll receive both “Birds and Trees of North America” 3-Packs, plus a subscriber bonus of three species rendered on high-quality clear decals. These are perfect for your water bottle, laptop, or pretty much anywhere else.

Subscribers will receive their first shipment in our special 2024 Subscriber Box by Jen Blazovich right away. Then get the Winter, Spring, and Summer editions, with free USA shipping, as they are released. Remember, subscribers also automagically save 10% when shopping on our site. Find more information and see previous quarterly releases here.

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We also have 100 numbered and dated Press Sheets of this edition available for sale. They are bright beautiful and are ready to be framed and displayed.