In his magisterial Fine Bird Books, Sir Sacheverall Sitwell says of Audubon: 'There is nothing in the world of fine books quite like the discovery of Audubon. The giant energy of the man, his power of achievement and accomplishment, give him something of the epical force of a Walt Whitman or a Herman Melville...Audubon is the greatest of bird Painters; he belongs to American history.' John James Audubon's Birds of America, from which this selection has been taken, is the finest pictorial ornithological book ever produced. ...
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In his magisterial Fine Bird Books, Sir Sacheverall Sitwell says of Audubon: 'There is nothing in the world of fine books quite like the discovery of Audubon. The giant energy of the man, his power of achievement and accomplishment, give him something of the epical force of a Walt Whitman or a Herman Melville...Audubon is the greatest of bird Painters; he belongs to American history.' John James Audubon's Birds of America, from which this selection has been taken, is the finest pictorial ornithological book ever produced. Unlike the drawings and paintings of his contemporaries, which were produced from prepared skins and zoo specimens, Audubon's paintings are taken directly from his observations in the wild, and the richness and directness come straight from the real world. No wonder that Audubon became known in his lifetime as 'The American Woodsman'. Audubon was unable to raise sufficient financial backing in the United States and he sailed for England in 1826. In its original form, Birds of America contained 435 hand-colored, aquatinted plates which were completed between 1827 and 1838. It was printed in London and bound into four double elephant folio volumes (measuring approximately 30 X 27 inches (76 X 69 cm)) so that all the birds could be illustrated life-size. Between 175 and 200 sets were produced, and the last complete set to come to auction fetched nearly $3,000,000.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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A large item: Priority and non-U.S. shipping may require extra fees; please inquire. Not ex-lib. Hardcover in textured green boards, in glossy jacket with Audon's flamingo across front, 9 1/2" x 12 1/4". 76pp. 51 color plates (various sizes). Fine/VG. Book has touches of surface loss at tips of corners and lower hinge ends; else as new: clean, sharp and tight with very bright plates. Jacket has light curl and shallow creases along upper edges; somewhat stronger short creases and internally taped 1" closed tear around upper hinge end rear panel. Central panels clean and very bright. Jacket in Brodart.
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Very Good. Dust jacket has a little edge wear, corner clipped on and sticker on front end paper, otherwise dust jacket and pages are clean and bright! Overall in Great condition!
