The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America

The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America

Audubon, John James

The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America

New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1966

American Heritage Publishing Co., New York, 1966. First edition. Folio. Two volumes. With an introduction by Marshall B. Davidson. Reproduced in color for the first time from the collection at the New York Historical Society. Both volumes fine in publisher's slipcase.

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