Stroud's Digest On the Diseases of Birds

Minneapolis: Marcus and Stroud, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition thus (revised from his 1933 book *Diseases of Canaries*). Illustrated by the author. Flexible cloth boards. Small owner's label and gift inscription, small tear on title page else a nice, very good or better copy. A very scarce first edition, a practical overview of bird diseases and their cures written in prison by "The Birdman of Alcatraz." Stroud's life story was the basis for the 1962 film *Birdman of Alcatraz* directed by John Frankenheimer, and featuring Burt Lancaster. Lancaster, Thelma Ritter, and Telly Savalas were all nominated for acting Oscars for their roles.