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Lot 292
Sale 5041 - Books & Manuscripts
Sep 26, 2013
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2 vols. 2 vols.
Audubon, John James. The Birds of America. New York; Philadelphia, 1840-1841. 1st 8vo ed. Vols 1, 2 & fragment of vol 3. Lg 8vo, contemp morocco & pebbled cloth; rubbed & worn, hinges broken. With 145 of 155 hand-colored lithographic plates. Scattered light to occasionally moderate foxing to text & plates. Many plates clean, often slightly wrinkled. With lists of subscribers, lacking vol 3 title-page. Lacking plates 40 & 67 in vol 1; 93, 96 & 11 in vol 2.
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