Title: The Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. Volume 1. Author: Audubon, John James Place: New York Publisher: V.G. Audubon Date: 1856 Description: Volume I only. viii, [11]-246. Illustrated with 70 hand-colored lithographed plates by J.T. Bowen. (8vo) 26.4x17 cm. (10¼x6½) original full blindstamped brown morocco, all edges gilt. Second octavo edition of Audubon's masterpiece and the first edition with fully colored backgrounds. Contains the plates on vultures, falcons, owls, goat-suckers, swifts, swallows, and flycatchers. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers detached, backstrip lacking, several loose pages and plates; some light marginal wear to plates (one plate (#10) with larger chip at corner) images not affected; text leaves heavily foxed, plates less so with tissue guards still present; plates overall very good. Item number: 219411
Title: The Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. Volume 1. Author: Audubon, John James Place: New York Publisher: V.G. Audubon Date: 1856 Description: Volume I only. viii, [11]-246. Illustrated with 70 hand-colored lithographed plates by J.T. Bowen. (8vo) 26.4x17 cm. (10¼x6½) original full blindstamped brown morocco, all edges gilt. Second octavo edition of Audubon's masterpiece and the first edition with fully colored backgrounds. Contains the plates on vultures, falcons, owls, goat-suckers, swifts, swallows, and flycatchers. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers detached, backstrip lacking, several loose pages and plates; some light marginal wear to plates (one plate (#10) with larger chip at corner) images not affected; text leaves heavily foxed, plates less so with tissue guards still present; plates overall very good. Item number: 219411
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