Audubon’s Birds of America
New York: Abbeville Press, 1990 (1981). Revised Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. White linen on board. Folio. 15 x 11-1/2 inches. Unpaginated. White linen-covered boards with particulars and decorative panels stamped in black to backstrip. Dust jacket illustrated with art from Audubon plates. Sturdy white linen-covered Near Fine slipcase with glossy paper overlay duplicating dust jacket. Royal blue endpapers. Illustrated with 435 color plates. Color frontispiece (John James Audubon, by John Syme, 1826). Contains A Note About This Edition, Introduction, eleven sections of plates, and Appendix (including Concordance and Index). 3/4-inch crease to upper leading corners of 12 pages, 2-inch dog-ear to lower leading corner cluster of 3 pages, and 1-inch dog-ear to lower leading corner cluster of 7 pages, all likely due to previous owner struggling to return the extremely heavy volume to its slipcase. Else Fine. No bumping. Tips sharp and firm. Slight rubbing and surface wear to dustjacket and paper overlay of slipcase. Else Fine. No chips, tears, or edgewear. "In the Appendix, we have included a two-way Concordance relating our numbers to the numbering of plates in the original Elephant Folio – as well as an Index to the birds illustrated… The plates are captioned with each bird's currently accepted vernacular name, followed in brackets by Audubon's identification (in original spelling and capitalization) when it differs. In addition, each plate carries the bird's up-to-date scientific classification by order, family, and species." (from "A Note About This Edition") The Introduction includes a full-color illustrated survey of the works of other North American bird artists and illustrators. Note: This is an extremely heavy item. Total shipping weight will be in excess of 19 pounds. Additional shipping charges will be required. Please contact Village Lights Bookstore in advance of placing order. United States sale only. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #0000103
Price: $220.00