The Birds of America from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. [and] The Quadrupeds of North America.

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• PUBLISHER: [Birds] New York: published by J. J. Audubon. Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier. [Animals] New York: Published by v. G. Audubon.

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  DATE: 1840-44 & 1849-51-54.

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• DESCRIPTION: <b>A beautiful matched set of John James & John Woodhouse Audubon's masterpiece.</b><br><br> Matched set of ten volumes, seven volumes, first Royal Octavo edition of the birds 1840-44, and three volumes, first Royal Octavo edition of the quadrupeds (animals) 1849-1854. Bound in deep red leather, gold tooled, raised spine, decorative endpapers, 8vo. (10 1/2 x 7") The Birds of America, in seven volumes, contains 500 handcolored lithographic plates after John James Audubon by W. E. Hitchcock and R. Trembly and others printed by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia or George Endicott, New York. Also included in the text are numerous wood engravings of anatomical figures. The plates are bound with the text, which is modified from the Havell edition text volume.<br><br> Quadrupeds of North America, in three volumes, contains 155 handcolored lithographic plates after John James Audubon and John Woodhouse Audubon by R. Trembly, W. E. Hitchcock and others, printed by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia, and Nagel & Weingartner, New York. Text is by John James Audubon and Rev. John Bachman.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Overall in very good condition. The spines of all volumes have been professionally repaired. A nice clean set.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Audubon , Octavo Birds