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| Plate 64 from the Royal Octavo 1st edition, The Birds of America, by John James Audubon,
published 1840-1844. The Wood Pewee Flycatcher, with predominantly dark brown coloring. 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. A chip, approximately the size of a quarter, has been reattached with archival tape to top left corner of the sheet, well clear of image area. It would be virtually undetectable when matted. 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 |
2346 |
| 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: |
$115.00
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