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The Birds Of America
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The Birds Of America Paperback - 2011

by John James Audubon


About this book

Written by naturalist John James Audubon, the Birds of America is one of the most prized and collected books of all time. In addition to the stunning colors and detail in Audubon's work, it is noteworthy also because of its ambitious scope: to paint every bird in North America. Six of the birds painted have become extinct since its publication.

From the publisher

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.



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The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:

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The Birds Of America; The Birds Of America; John James Audubon; Volume 4 Of The Birds Of America: From Drawings Made In The United States And Their Territories; John James Audubon

John James Audubon

J.J. Audubon, 1842

Birds

First Edition Identification

Originally published as a series of 425 loose hand-colored watercolor prints roughly 26 by 39 inches between 1827 and 1838, the Birds of America was collected in a five volume folio edition in 1838 (called the Harvell Edition). Subsequent editions were issued at a more affordable price in multi-volume octavo editions. One hundred twenty copies of the first edition are known to have survived complete, most now residing in institutions and libraries. The most recently sold copy went to an anonymous American collector at auction for $7.9 million in 2012.

Details

  • Title The Birds Of America
  • Author John James Audubon
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 474
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Nabu Press
  • Date 2011-07
  • ISBN 9781173743635 / 1173743634
  • Weight 1.85 lbs (0.84 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.95 in (24.61 x 18.90 x 2.41 cm)