Click for full-size.
The Quadrupeds of North America
by Audubon, John James; John Bachman
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: V.G. Audubon, 1854. First Octavo Edition. First octavo edition. Complete in three volumes. 20th century leather with marbled paper, spines lettered in gilt. With all 155 beautiful hand colored plates present. Near Fine with contents generally very bright, some small scratches to spines and light wear along edges, front hinges a little over-opened, former owner's armorial bookplates to paste downs. Vol. 1 has small stain to p. 45 and verso of plate 6; plates I, V, XIV, and XXII lacking tissue guards; plate XV has foxed tissue guard and small tear; plates XVI and XXX have short closed tears to top edge. Vol. 2 plate LVI missing half its tissue guard, plates LVIII and LX bound in each other's place. Vol. 3 plate CIXX misnumbered CIX; plate CXXVI lacking tissue guard.
A lovely set of the legendary naturalist and painter's final work, replete with vividly colored illustrations of North American animals completed by his sons after his death.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140939146
- Title
- The Quadrupeds of North America
- Author
- Audubon, John James; John Bachman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Octavo Edition
- Publisher
- V.G. Audubon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- John James Audubon, animals, viviparous, mammals, United States of America, art, artwork, octavo, original, early, plates
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
This Book’s Categories
RIP (Please) George Romero: Modern Master of Zombie Horror
George Romero co-wrote and directed Night of the Living Dead in 1968, a film that inspired the modern zombie craze and made an indelible mark on American cinema. Come this way, horror fan...
Collecting Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley was a well-known and highly controversial figure in the first half of the 20th Century. A writer, occultist, magician, and mountaineer, Crowley impacted a diverse collection of sub-cultures and interests. See collectible Crowley from Biblio booksellers.
