John James Audubon, The Birds of America: The Fox-Bute Set.
by Christie's, New York
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Christie's, 2000. Very Good. 28 cm; 92 pages, ads; many full-page color illustrations, one folding. Original gilt-stamped blue cloth in illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket sun-bleached along spine, else fine.
Sale catalogue of the auction at Christie's, New York, on 10 March 2000. The sale consisted of a single lot: Audubon's Birds of America. One of 119 complete copies known to exist. Copy originally owned by George Lane Fox (17931848) and subsequently by John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute. It sold for $8,802,500, a record at the time.
Sale catalogue of the auction at Christie's, New York, on 10 March 2000. The sale consisted of a single lot: Audubon's Birds of America. One of 119 complete copies known to exist. Copy originally owned by George Lane Fox (17931848) and subsequently by John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute. It sold for $8,802,500, a record at the time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6256
- Title
- John James Audubon, The Birds of America: The Fox-Bute Set.
- Author
- Christie's, New York
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Christie's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Bird art Auction catalogue Audubon Book Collecting Bird books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Biblio member since 2006
Tuxedo Park, New York
About Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio owes its name and its inspiration to the traditional Italian studio bibliografico. These small antiquarian bookshops, typically run by individuals who combine deep scholarship with a love of the printed object, remind us that underlying the words "study" and "studio" is the Latin term for zeal and devotion, studium. Since 1993, my goal has been to match discerning collectors with extraordinary books and manuscripts.
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