The original water-color paintings by John James Audubon for The birds of America, reproduced in color for the first time from the collection at the New-York Historical Society. Introd. by Marshall B. Davidson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, American Heritage Pub. Co.; distributed to booksellers by Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1966.Edition: [Original ed.]Description: 2 v. illus. (part col.) facsim., 431 col. plates (part fold.) ports. (1 col.) 35 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 598.2973 19
LOC classification:
  • QL674 .A9 1966
Contents:
v. 1. Introduction -- Introduction to the plates -- The plates -- v. 2. The plates -- Chronology -- Appendix : Cross-reference between Havell's engravings for The Birds of America and Audubon's original water-color paintings as reproduced in this edition.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (In-Library Use Only) Books (In-Library Use Only) Nash Library General Stacks QL674.A9 1966 V.1 1 Not For Loan 33710000710629
Books (In-Library Use Only) Books (In-Library Use Only) Nash Library General Stacks QL674.A9 1966 V.2 1 Not For Loan 33710000710637

M. B. Davidson edited the descriptive captions, which include many quotations from Audubon's Ornithological biography.

WAR, NEWBERY,

v. 1. Introduction -- Introduction to the plates -- The plates -- v. 2. The plates -- Chronology -- Appendix : Cross-reference between Havell's engravings for The Birds of America and Audubon's original water-color paintings as reproduced in this edition.