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London - New York: Nobrow, 2017. SIGNED, New. Graphic novel. First edition. Stated second printing. Signed by illustrator Jérémie Royer on the title page. Unread book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Illustrated endpapers. No dust jacket as issued. Price on back panel. 184 pages. 8 1/4" X 11" tall. At the start of the nineteenth century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist' s materials, an assistant, a gun and an all-consuming passion for birds... This beautiful volume tells the story of an incredible artist and adventurer: one who encapsulates the spirit of early America when the wilderness felt limitless and was still greatly unexplored. Based on Audubon's own retelling, this graphic novel version of his travels captures the wild and adventurous spirit of a truly exceptional naturalist and… Read More