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Lot 118
Sale 6004 - Books and Manuscripts
May 20, 2021
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[Prints] Audubon, John James Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
London: R. Havell, 1834. Hand-colored engraving with aquatint, on J. Whatman watermarked paper, dated 1834. Engraved by R. Havell after J.J. Audubon's watercolor. Tape remnants from previous mount along top edge; short closed tear repaired with sello tape, bottom left edge; pinholes in all corners; lightly toned; mat burn along right and bottom edge; vertical band of discoloration running length of print, right side; light foxing, upper right; soiling top edge verso. 37 7/8 x 25 3/8 in. (962 x 644 mm).
Plate CXXVII from Audubon's The Birds of America (1824-38).