National Audubon Society Birds of America Large Hardcover DJ Baby Elephant Folio

Description: Audubon’s Birds of America Slipcover over white band k by Baby Elephant Folio Abbeville Press 1990 Second printing Huge 20lb book of Audobon’s work -well cared for estate find. The book is in nice condition, one page has bent corner, with a few marks to the dust jacket. Also, note that the pages are staggered, review all images of the the actual books The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio Audubon's Birds of America By Roger and Virginia Peterson Book Measures 15-1/8" x 12" Over 435 Pages of Beautiful Pictures and Info This marvelous edition of Audubon's Birds of Americadisplays all 435 of Audubon's brilliant handcolored engravings in exquisite reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. Although many attempts have been made to re-create the magnificent illustrations in Audubon's masterpiece, nothing equals the level of fidelity or scale achieved in this high-quality edition. Organized and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson, AmericaGÇÖs best-known ornithologist, and issued with the full endorsement and cooperation of the Audubon Society, this magnificent volume is as thorough in scientific classification as it is beautiful. Peterson's fascinating introduction places Audubon in the context of the history of American ornithological art and also reproduces a wide sampling of the work of Audubon's notable predecessors and disciples, including Peterson's own justly famous paintings. This new systematic arrangement of the prints, complete with informative commentaries about each bird, made it possible to correct many of the problems or errors in Audubon's original edition revealed by later scholarship. The colorful captions in the back provide fascinating commentaries on each featured bird

Price: 99.99 USD

Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico

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