Author: AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES; MARSHALL B. DAVIDSON (INTRO)
Title: The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for the Birds of America (Two Volumes in Slipcase)
Description: NY: American Heritage Publishing Co, 1966. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by John James Audubon. Staated "Original Edition." Publisher's full brown cloth, gilt lettering on brown panels on spines and covers, marbled endpapers, two volumes in the publisher's original marbled-paper-covered slipcase. Illustrated with 431 full-page, full-color, plates, including full-page color frontispiece portrait of Audubon by John Syme. A lovely set reproduced in color for the first time from the collection of the original paintings at the New York Historical Society (not the engravings of the published work). "The accuracy made possible by modern photographic and printing techniques made this an incomparable production. Audubon's original paintings differ markedly from the final engraver's products." . The volumes are in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. The slipcase shows only slight wear at the edges only, else fine. A large, heavy set (about 15 pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. AS NEW/NEAR FINE.. Color Plates. Folio 13" - 23" tall. Unpaginated pp. Fine with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: Art Art History Audubon Birds of America Illustrated Books Watercolors Painting Art, Antiques & Photography Painting Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
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Title: The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for the Birds of America (Two Volumes in Slipcase)
Description: NY: American Heritage Publishing Co, 1966. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by John James Audubon. Staated "Original Edition." Publisher's full brown cloth, gilt lettering on brown panels on spines and covers, marbled endpapers, two volumes in the publisher's original marbled-paper-covered slipcase. Illustrated with 431 full-page, full-color, plates, including full-page color frontispiece portrait of Audubon by John Syme. A lovely set reproduced in color for the first time from the collection of the original paintings at the New York Historical Society (not the engravings of the published work). "The accuracy made possible by modern photographic and printing techniques made this an incomparable production. Audubon's original paintings differ markedly from the final engraver's products." . The volumes are in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. The slipcase shows only slight wear at the edges only, else fine. A large, heavy set (about 15 pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. AS NEW/NEAR FINE.. Color Plates. Folio 13" - 23" tall. Unpaginated pp. Fine with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: Art Art History Audubon Birds of America Illustrated Books Watercolors Painting Art, Antiques & Photography Painting Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
Price: US$ 500.00 Seller: Round Table Books, LLC
- Book number: 28779
- Book number: 28779
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