191. John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), The Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories, J.J. Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, 1840-1844, 7 volumes, octavo, first edition, with 500 hand-colored lithograph plates after the original watercolors and engravings by Audubon, printed by J.T. Bowen, Phila. and George Endicott, NY (plates 136-150), all plates loose from volumes, complete with text and original threequarter leather bindings with marbled boards and endpapers, gilt titles. $15000/25000
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192. John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), “RoseBreasted Grosbeak”, Plate 127, hand-colored engraving with aquatint, from Birds of America, Havell edition, sheet 38 1/2 in. x 26 1/2 in., attractively floatmounted and framed.
193. John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), “Pied Duck”, Plate 332, hand-colored engraving with aquatint, from Birds of America, Havell edition, sheet 26 3/4 in. x 38 1/4 in., attractively float-mounted and framed.
$6000/9000
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