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| Plate 63 from the Royal Octavo 1st edition, The Birds of America, by John James Audubon,
published 1840-1844. The Pewee Flycatcher, with predominantly dark green and brown coloring. Showing the male and female of the species. Audubon's Birds has been called one of the "most beautiful, popular, and important natural history [works] published in America..." (Ron Tyler, Audubon's Great National Work,1993.) The plate offered here comes from the first octavo edition, produced under the exacting eye of Audubon himself, and printed by J. T. Bowen of Philadelphia. One small spot at lower right, beneath the printer's credit, otherwise very good condition. Note: this particular plate was never bound into book form, but rather
was originally issued in the earliest format available, as a fascicle,
or softbound, serialized pamphlet which contained text and five plates.
These fascicles were purchased by subscription, and when the set was
complete, they would be bound into a book by the subscriber. Plates
from fascicles are quite rare. |
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| SKU |
2345 |
| Quantity in stock |
1 item(s) available |
| Shipping Weight |
1.00 lbs |
| Publisher |
John James Audubon |
| Year Made |
1840-1844 |
| Place Made |
Philadelphia |
| Sheet Size |
11 x 7 inches |
| Medium Used |
Lithograph |
| Coloring |
Original hand color |
| Condition |
VG |
| Price: |
$159.00
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