The Birds Of America By John James Audubon HC Book 1946 Facsimile Macmillan

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The Birds Of America By John James Audubon

With a new introduction by William Vogt.

Facsimile edition published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1946 (fifth printing).

Originally published in London 1827-30, original title page facsimile included.

A collection of ornithological studies of American birds featuring 435 striking coloured plates, each captioned with description and notes on habitat, identification, nesting, and food.

John James Audubon was a French-American artist and naturalist with interest in art and ornithology. This work is considered to be one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. Includes 435 color plates.

Vintage Hardcover book - no dust jacket.

Vintage fair condition. Binding is intact. Maroon cloth boards with gold stamping are variably faded, discoloured and water stained with bumps to corners and edge wear. Water stain bleed to endpapers only. Endpapers tanned with pencil notations to front paper and a bookplate glued to inside front cover. Text block and pages are tanned at edges but appear otherwise clean and unmarked.

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