$57,575
Audubon, John James (1785-1851), The Birds of America from Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories , New York and Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier and E.G. Dorsey in Philadelphia, 1840-1844, seven volumes, first edition in book form, gilt-tooled and lettered red pebbled morocco, with 500 hand colored plates accompanied by text, (very good overall, spine on volume IV with losses and chips, some minor spotting to mostly text leaves, hinges weak).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-11-19