Audubon Birds of America Macmillan 1977 Baby Elephant Folio 435 Color Plates HC

by Audubon, Macmillan

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The Birds of America — John James Audubon Macmillan Publishing Co., New York Eleventh Printing, March 1977 (copyright 1937) The legendary Baby Elephant Folio edition — the most accessible format of Audubon's monumental work, reproducing all 435 plates from Robert Havell's original engravings. This is the edition that introduced Audubon's birds to the twentieth-century reader: life-size in spirit if not in dimension, vivid, dramatic, and unmistakably his. THE PLATES: All 435 color plates present, reproduced from the original double-elephant folio. Includes the Great Gray Owl, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Carolina Parakeet, Wild Turkey, and every species Audubon painted between 1827 and 1838. The extinct birds alone make this volume a document of American natural history. BINDING: Green cloth with the iconic white wild turkey stamp on the front board. Spine titled in white. Board sever so slightly bowed. CONDITION: Binding is sound with honest shelf wear. Plates are clean, bright, and free of foxing or tears. Text block is tight. Previous owner gift inscription on the front free endpaper: "Sears Bargain Price 29.95 / Christmas 1981 / Connecticut" — a trace of this book's life as a well-chosen holiday gift. No odors, no mold. For the birder, the natural history collector, or the decorator building a green-library shelf. Dimensions: approx. 8.5" x 11.5" — substantial folio size. Weight ~4 lbs. Curated by Blackwood Foundlings. Ships Media Mail in protective packaging with tracking.

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Year: 1977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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