Fosketts the subject approach to information hamden, conn linnet books, 1982 and in lois m. We are an art gallery with over 50 years of experience focusing on the artwork of john james audubon, john gould, pierrejoseph redoute and other natural history artists. Collecting the birds of america by audubon, john james. The paper size for these prints is approximately 6. Rather than a cheap knock off of the earlier havell engravings, oppenheimer, an audubon print dealer and conservator of paper works of art, makes the strong case that the original intent was a product superior to that of the havell edition, and, in fact, the first printings under the direct supervision of j. The birds of america is a book by naturalist and painter john james audubon, containing. We have an incredible collection of authentic rare prints ranging from first edition audubons to 17th century maps. Original water color paintings by john james audubon for. Some of the first 10 prints in the series were produced in scotland by lizars, and the. A rare copy of audubons birds of america heads to auction to. First edition of john james audubons birds of america book sold. Birds of america by audubon, first edition, macmillan.
The first accurate transcription of audubon s 1826 journal, this edition corrects many of the errors, both intentional and unintentional, found in previous editions. Audubon s birds of america hardcover 1st edition printing 1950 macmillan jacket. This standard sized book is one of them and one of the first to be published in this particular format. Audubon print prices, audubon price guides, and price. Christies auctions first edition of audubons the birds. The birds of america by john audubon 1941 2nd printing vintage. The octavo editions, called the birds of america from drawings made in the united states and its territories, was. The third additional gallery consists of original fascicles from the 1ed edition. Collecting the birds of america by audubon, john james first.
Darvills rare prints has been offering original first edition audubon lithographs since 1918. The original audubon publications birds of america havell edition 182638 the 1st original audubon publication. Do not confuse this book with other books reproducing audubon. The book was published in several editions between 1997 and 2000. Collection of 288 audubon paintings, in color, accompanied by captions by ornothologist. First edition of audubons extraordinary coloured plates of quadrupeds. Make offer vintage 1946 the birds of america audubon hc book 435 frameable plates. All birders and nature lovers who covet audubons landmark work will be grateful for the firstrate prints assembled in the affordable octavo collection.
Audubon galleries is the worlds leading dealer in art by john james audubon, including editions of his prints in both elephant folio and smaller formats, as well as his books and even original artwork audubon galleries, along with its sister site donald heald rare books. Birds of america by audubon, first edition abebooks. Audubon 1st octavo edition please use the search box above to find specific birds. John james audubon the watercolors for the birds of america first edition 1993. First edition of john james audubons birds of america. It also contains all 155 images of the 1st octavo edition of the quadrupeds of north america, along with audubon. I believe the book was packaged in too flimsy an envelope for the size and weight of this book. For the history of the ddc, see john comaromis the eighteen editions. The large hardcover book includes reprints of the original 500 plates from the first royal octavo edition.
List of most expensive books and manuscripts wikipedia. John james audubon john james audubon 1st edition 1st. I plan to buy other audubon art books but wanted to start with the watercolors, the studio masters, from which the famous havell and later bird of america editions were produced. Written by naturalist john james audubon, the birds of america is one of the most prized and collected books of all time. The book has been rebacked at some point in the past, but it retains most of its original spine covering. John james audubon birds of america first edition seller. The birds of america is one of the best known natural history books ever produced and also the most valuable a complete set sold at auction in december 2010 for gbp7. Fine prints from audubon s birds of america first edition 2001. Audubon is the subject of the 1969 book length poem, audubon. One hundred twenty copies of the first edition are known to have survived complete, most now residing in institutions.
November 2007, part of the first edition of hellish rock tour, that was brought to 34 countries in europe, asia, north and south america as they played 95 concerts. There are only copies of this edition left in private hands, and this one is not only. The 3 12foottall books feature handcolored prints of all the species known to audubon in early 19thcentury north america. My images of audubon is a very popular cdrom that contains all 500 images of the audubon 1st octavo edition of birds of america, along with audubon s original text for each bird. Audubon prints birds of america havell edition prints. The second is a reference area, called the audubon book gallery, with books and other detailed information on audubon, gould and other similar artists. These fine audubon lithographs come from birds of america, the royal octavo edition 18401844. Original audubon havell edition produced 18261837 prints for sale. On june 14, one of the worlds most expensive books, john james audubon. On june 14, one of the worlds most expensive books, john james. Audubon prints birds of america original octavos 1st. Birds of america by john james audubon, first edition. First edition of the birds of america by john james audubon, done by the philadelphia firm of j. Original audubon audobon first edition royal octavo.
After the folio edition was completed, audubon decided to produce a more affordable. Worlds most expensive book, birds of america, set to. Guide to collecting john james audubon prints skinner. The publishers of which i am aware include welcome rain, laurel glen, and wordsworth. Popular edition of john james audubon s 1785 1851 illustrations of birds of america began painting in 1840. The birds of america by john james audubon alibris. Audubon s octavo birds first edition 18401844 all prints guaranteed authentic and from the first octavo edition of the birds of america based on either first hand knowledge of the source or on. It was published in 1950 and i like to call it a poor mans book. The book, published by the natural history museum in london, contains 435 large hand coloured prints of engravings by john james audubon. The book itself is wondeful, the big problem was the packaging. First published in double elephant size approximately a metre tall in the first. Bowen in 18401844 size is approximately 6 12 x 10 inches genuine audubon lithograph blue mountain warbler male pl. These are all authentic first edition prints completed under the direct supervision of john james audubon himself.
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