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Lot 345
Sale 2586 - Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Sep 30, 2016
6:00AM ET
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Lot Description
3 Vols. Audubon, Jo...
3 Vols. Audubon, John James; Bachman, John. The Quadrupeds of North America. New York: V. G. Audubon, [no date], 1856 - 1860. Tall 8vo, original publisher's 3/4 green morocco and marbled boards, gilt, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; joints, spine ends and corners rubbed, covers of vol. 1 detached but present. With 155 hand-colored lithographic plates, tissue guards. Plates clean, text leaves occasionally just a little toned, minor foxing to front and back matters. Tall, internally clean set. Bookplates of George Fales Baker, M.D. on front pastedowns. Vol. 1 with V. G. Audubon imprint, but not dated, vols. 2 and 3 each with V. G. Audubon imprint, dated 1856 and 1860 respectively.
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