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Audubon s Birds of America Roger Tory Peterson the Audubon Society Baby Ele

Name: Audubon's Birds of America Roger Tory Peterson the Audubon Society Baby Ele
Brand: John James Audubon
Rating: 5 (210 reviews)

Price:$300

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Audubon' s Birds of America. The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio. large heavy 56 pounds book. Large size: 15 inches x 12 in x 3 in H. Original cloth in the original dust jacket with color illustrations, this is somewhat rubbed and bumped. Audubon's Birds of America book by Roger Tory Peterson Virginia Marie Peterson, The Audubon Society Baby elephant Folio. 917 illustrations including 482 in full color. An Artabras book distributed by Harrison House. Copyright 1981 by Cross River Press, second edition. About 200 unpaginated pages of text with a portrait of J. J. Audubon, many color and monochrome illustrations and 435 color plates, some double-page spread. “Audubon’s masterpiece ‘The Birds of America’ is possibly the highest achievement in ornithological art today,” Illustrated by Audubon, John James. - Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson: The most famous work by America's premier ornithological artist, The Birds of America presented 435 large, hand-colored engravings depicting more than 1,000 birds of 489 species. John James Audubon's historic volume, completed in 1838, was succeeded by the smaller lithographic illustrations of the much more affordable yet highly collectible octavo edition. This new collection contains 130 select plates from the octavo version, featuring splendid, scrupulously accurate portraits of the snowy egret, wild turkey, brown pelican, screech owl, and more. The birds are identified by both the common names used by Audubon and their modern equivalents. The culmination of the nature illustrator's career, these stunning works offer realistic portrayals of American birds in elegantly spare settings. An informative introduction outlines the artist's life and his work and provides background on the creation of the octavo edition. The Birds of America is a book by naturalist and painter John James Audubon, containing illustrations of a wide variety of birds of the United States. It was first published as a series in sections between 1827 and 1838, in Edinburgh and London. Not all of the specimens illustrated in the work were collected by Audubon himself; some were sent to him by John Kirk Townsend, who had collected them on Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth's 1834 expedition with Thomas Nuttall. The work consists of 435 hand-colored, life-Size prints, made from engraved plates. It includes images of five, possibly six, now-extinct birds: Carolina parakeet, passenger pigeon, Labrador duck, great auk, pinnated grouse, and, possibly, the Eskimo curlew. Art historians describe Audubon's work as being of high quality and printed with "artistic finesse".The plant life backgrounds of some 50 of the bird studies were painted by Audubon's assistant Joseph Mason, but he is not credited for his work in the book.He shot many specimen birds as well as transporting and maintaining supplies for Audubon. Audubon however used the background plants and insects painted by Maria Martin, later wife of John Bachman, with credit. George Lehman was hired to draw some of the perches and background detail. Audubon also authored the companion book Ornithological Biographies. This is a beautiful coffee table collectible hardcover book. About the Author: Roger Tory Peterson has been regarded as America's most notable ornithologist following the publication of A Field Guide to the Birds in 1934. Like Audubon, Peterson received many honorary degrees and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Honor. Virginia Marie Peterson is a scientist and an expert on the environmental effects of oil spills. Title: Audubon's Birds of America Publisher: Harrison House Publication Date: 1981 Binding: hardcover Illustrator: John James Audubon Condition: Good dust jacket shows wear Edition: 2nd Edition. Language: English .

Creator:
John James Audubon (Painter)
Dimensions:
Height: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
Style:
American Classical (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1981
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Dust jacket has slight wear along the spine as shown and the back has slight staining.
Seller Location:
Moreno Valley, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: BDA3231stDibs: LU906833267762

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