Birds and Words by Charley Harper, $50 from ammobooks.com A reissue from publisher Ammo Books of illustrator Charley Harper's 1974 classic, the tome is available with a yellow, pink, or orange cover and comes in a fabric-wrapped clamshell box. The exhuberant drawings of avians are a visual delight and the short passages are informative. Works equally well for kids or grown-ups on your list. Photo 1 of 17 in Holiday Gift Guide 2014: For the Bibliophile by Diana Budds

Holiday Gift Guide 2014: For the Bibliophile

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Birds and Words by Charley Harper, $50 from ammobooks.com

A reissue from publisher Ammo Books of illustrator Charley Harper's 1974 classic, the tome is available with a yellow, pink, or orange cover and comes in a fabric-wrapped clamshell box. The exhuberant drawings of avians are a visual delight and the short passages are informative. Works equally well for kids or grown-ups on your list.