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.
Material type: TextPublication 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
- QL674 .A9 1966
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books (In-Library Use Only) | Nash Library General Stacks | QL674.A9 1966 V.1 | 1 | Not For Loan | 33710000710629 | ||
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.