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The Life and Adventures of John James Audubon, the Naturalist

The Life and Adventures of John James Audubon, the Naturalist

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The Life and Adventures of John James Audubon, the Naturalist

by Buchanan, Robert

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About This Item

London: Sampson, Low & Marston, 1868. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. With an albumen print photograph frontispiece of a painted portrait of Audubon wearing a fur collared cape.

8vo, frontispiece portrait, vii, 366pp, ads (24), uncut. Original green gilt decorated cloth, with highly decorative gilt title at spine. Slim damp mark along the back cover hinge, two chips with slight loss in the adverts at the rear, a small newspaper clipping laid down inside rear cover. Overall a very nice copy of our America's greatest bird portrait artist.

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Bookseller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
15818
Title
The Life and Adventures of John James Audubon, the Naturalist
Author
Buchanan, Robert
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very good condition
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Sampson, Low & Marston
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1868
Bookseller catalogs
PRINTS; ART; BIRDS; NATURAL HISTORY;

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About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints

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