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Lot 58175:
Description
This is volume 3 with 70 hand-colored lithographs is John James Audubon’s first octavo edition of
Birds of America published in 1841. The work was completed under the direct supervision of J. J. Audubon. The lithography and hand-coloring was completed by J. T. Bowen. This volume has an archival box and is bound with black boards and red leather spine.
Prints from
Birds of America are amongst the most sought after and collectible of hand-colored American prints. The first edition was the only one to be completed using strictly hand-coloring.
John James Audubon (1785-1851) is perhaps the most famous of early American naturalists.
Birds of America is one of the best examples of hand-colored work in America and is highly collectible.
Included in this volume:
Plate 141: Ferruginous Mocking Bird
Plate 142: American Robin or Migratory Thrush
Plate 143: Varied Thrush
Plate 144: Wood Thrush
Plate 145: Tawny Thrush
Plate 146: Hermit Thrush
Plate 147: Dwarf Thrush
Plate 148: Golden Crowned Wagtail (Thrush)
Plate 149: Aquatic Wood-Wagtail
Plate 150: American Pipit or Titlark
Plate 151: Shore Lark
Plate 152: Lapland Lark Bunting
Plate 153: Painted Lark-Bunting
Plate 154: Chesnut-collared Lark-Bunting
Plate 155: Snow Lark Bunting
Plate 156: Black-throated Bunting
Plate 157: Townsend’s Bunting
Plate 158: Lark Bunting
Plate 159: Bay-winged Bunting
Plate 160: Savannah Bunting
Plate 161: Clay-coloured Bunting
Plate 162: Yellow-winged Bunting
Plate 163: Henslow’s Bunting
Plate 164: Field Bunting
Plate 165: Chipping Bunting
Plate 166: Canada Bunting (Tree Sparrow)
Plate 167: Common Snow-Bird
Plate 168: Oregon Snow Bird
Plate 169: Painted Bunting
Plate 170: Indigo Bunting
Plate 171: Lazuli Finch
Plate 172: Sea-side Finch
Plate 173: Macgillivray’s Shore-Finch
Plate 174: Sharp-tailed Finch
Plate 175: Swamp Sparrow
Plate 176: Bachman’s Pinewood Finch
Plate 177: Lincoln’s Pinewood Finch
Plate 178: Mealy Redpoll Linnet
Plate 179: Lesser Redpoll Linnet
Plate 180: Pine Linnet
Plate 181: American Goldfinch
Plate 182: Black-headed Goldfinch
Plate 183: Arkansaw Goldfinch
Plate 184: Yarrell’s Goldfinch
Plate 185: Stanley Goldfinch
Plate 186: Fox-coloured Finch
Plate 187: Brown Finch
Plate 188: Townsend’s Finch
Plate 189: Song Finch
Plate 190: Morton’s Finch
Plate 191: White-throated Finch
Plate 192: White-crowned Finch
Plate 193: Black-and-yellow-crowned Finch
Plate 194: Arctic Ground Finch
Plate 195: Towhe Ground Finch
Plate 196: Crested Purple Finch
Plate 197: Crimson-fronted Purple Finch
Plate 198: Grey-crowned Purple Finch
Plate 199: Common Pine-finch
Plate 200: Common Crossbill
Plate 201: White-winged Crossbill
Plate 202: Prairie Lark-Finch
Plate 203: Common Cardinal Grosbeak
Plate 204: Blue Song Grosbeak
Plate 205: Rose-breasted Song-Grosbeak
Plate 206: Black-headed Song-Grosbeak
Plate 207: Evening Grosbeak
Plate 208: Summer Red-bird
Plate 209: Scarlet Tanager
Plate 210: Louisiana Tanager
Condition report:
The work is in fair to very good condition overall. Some of the plates exhibit light text offset, toning, or scattered fox marks which is common to Audubon\'s works. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.
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