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AUDUBON (JOHN JAMES) AND JOHN BACHMAN The Quadrupeds of North America, 3 vol., FIRST OCTAVO EDITION, New York, V.G. Audubon, 1849-1854
15 September 2021, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,825 inc. premium
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AUDUBON (JOHN JAMES) AND JOHN BACHMAN
The Quadrupeds of North America, 3 vol., FIRST OCTAVO EDITION, half-title in volume 1 and 3, 155 hand-coloured lithographed plates by J.T. Bowen from drawings on stone by W. E. Hitchcock and R. Trembley, after J.J. and J.W. Audubon, some light spotting and foxing to opening leaves of the first volume, contemporary blindstamped morocco, gilt lettered on spines, g.e., rubbed [Nissen ZBI 163; Sabin 2638; Wood, p.208], large 8vo (255 x 175mm.), New York, V.G. Audubon, 1849-1854
Footnotes
FIRST OCTAVO EDITION OF AUDUBON'S QUADRUPEDS, describing mammals of the of the United States (including Texas, California and Oregon), parts of Mexico, and the Arctic regions.
This octavo edition, issued following the success of a similar edition of The Birds of America (see previous lot), includes all of the original 150 plates, with 5 additional plates, reduced in scale by means of the camera lucida. It was prepared for the press and published by Audubon's sons, John W. and Victor, shortly after their father's death in January 1851.