Audubon's Birds of America

Peterson

Published by Abbeville, New York, 1990

About this Item

Lovely copy of this revised edition, 5th printing. A folio measuring 15" by 11 1/2". Unpaginated. Illustrated with 435 beautiful, full color plates followed by concordance index between this edition and Audubon's original edition, and a general index of bird names. Each plate is "captioned with each bird's currently accepted vernacular name, followed by Audubon's identification." (from the preface). The plates are organized according to modern scientific classification rather than in the way Audubon originally organized the plates; hence, the need for the concordance index. The book contains a comprehensive survey by Peterson of the American bird artists who preceded Audubon and the many who followed him which includes numerous color examples of their art. Book is fine with no marks or inscriptions. Dust jacket is fine and now in a clear removable protective sleeve. Slipcase has slight marks to top otherwise is fine. Very heavy book. Ships at 9 kilos. No extra postal charges in UK. Seller Inventory # 047977

Bibliographic Details

Title: Audubon's Birds of America

Publisher: Abbeville, New York

Publication Date: 1990

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Audubon

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: Revised Edition