![206Birds.- Audubon (John James) Ornithological Biography, or An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America, 5 vol., first edition, half-title to vol. 1 & 3 only, wood-engraved illustrations, prospectus for Birds of America bound at the end vol. 1, vol. 2 few leaves loose near start, occasional soiling or light staining, occasional very light spotting, some light toning to margins, ex-library copies with bookplate and small ink-stamp to titles, few hinges cracked, later half cloth, small sticker to foot of spines, rubbed, vol. 1 backstrip peeling away from upper joint, [Anker 18; Sabin 2366], large 8vo, Edinburgh, Adam Black, 1831-49 [but 1831-39].
*** First edition of Audubon's text to accompany the elephant folio edition of The Birds of America, published separately to circumvent copyright laws and given away to subscribers.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/8deb1c79-62bc-ef11-8a6d-6045bd0f8fa8/9737e0a9-d4cc-ef11-8a6d-6045bdfc3c6a.webp "206Birds.- Audubon (John James) Ornithological Biography, or An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America, 5 vol., first edition, half-title to vol. 1 & 3 only, wood-engraved illustrations, prospectus for Birds of America bound at the end vol. 1, vol. 2 few leaves loose near start, occasional soiling or light staining, occasional very light spotting, some light toning to margins, ex-library copies with bookplate and small ink-stamp to titles, few hinges cracked, later half cloth, small sticker to foot of spines, rubbed, vol. 1 backstrip peeling away from upper joint, [Anker 18; Sabin 2366], large 8vo, Edinburgh, Adam Black, 1831-49 [but 1831-39].
*** First edition of Audubon's text to accompany the elephant folio edition of The Birds of America, published separately to circumvent copyright laws and given away to subscribers.")
Lot 206
Birds.- Audubon (John James) Ornithological Biography, or An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America, 5 vol., Edinburgh, Adam Black, 1831-49 [but 1831-39].
Hammer Price: £750
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Birds.- Audubon (John James) Ornithological Biography, or An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America, 5 vol., first edition, half-title to vol. 1 & 3 only, wood-engraved illustrations, prospectus for Birds of America bound at the end vol. 1, vol. 2 few leaves loose near start, occasional soiling or light staining, occasional very light spotting, some light toning to margins, ex-library copies with bookplate and small ink-stamp to titles, few hinges cracked, later half cloth, small sticker to foot of spines, rubbed, vol. 1 backstrip peeling away from upper joint, [Anker 18; Sabin 2366], large 8vo, Edinburgh, Adam Black, 1831-49 [but 1831-39].
⁂ First edition of Audubon's text to accompany the elephant folio edition of The Birds of America, published separately to circumvent copyright laws and given away to subscribers.
Description
Birds.- Audubon (John James) Ornithological Biography, or An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America, 5 vol., first edition, half-title to vol. 1 & 3 only, wood-engraved illustrations, prospectus for Birds of America bound at the end vol. 1, vol. 2 few leaves loose near start, occasional soiling or light staining, occasional very light spotting, some light toning to margins, ex-library copies with bookplate and small ink-stamp to titles, few hinges cracked, later half cloth, small sticker to foot of spines, rubbed, vol. 1 backstrip peeling away from upper joint, [Anker 18; Sabin 2366], large 8vo, Edinburgh, Adam Black, 1831-49 [but 1831-39].
⁂ First edition of Audubon's text to accompany the elephant folio edition of The Birds of America, published separately to circumvent copyright laws and given away to subscribers.
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