LOT 6 The Quadrupeds of North America, 3 vol., New York, V.G. Audubon, 1846 [but 1849]-1854 AUDUBON (JOHN JAMES) AND JOHN BACHMAN
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AUDUBON (JOHN JAMES) AND JOHN BACHMAN
The Quadrupeds of North America, 3 vol., half-titles in volumes 1 and 2 (as called for), 155 hand-finished colour lithographed plates by J.T. Bowen from drawings on stone by W. E. Hitchcock and R. Trembley, after J.J. and J.W. Audubon, tissue guards, toning and light spotting to text, publisher's blindstamped morocco, lettered in gilt within raised bands on spine, g.e., some extremities scuffed, upper hinge of volume 3 slightly weakened, pink bookseller's ticket of "C.S. Francis & Co., 252 Broadway, New York" inside upper cover of volume 3 [Nissen ZBI 163; Sabin 2368], 8vo (265 x 178mm.), New York, V.G. Audubon, 1846 [but 1849]-1854
|The second octavo edition of Audubon's final work, devoted to the quadrupeds of the United States (including Texas, California and Oregon), part of Mexico, the British and Russian possessions and Arctic regions. First published in three folio volumes between 1845 and 1848, with 150 coloured plates, this edition of the Quadrupeds has additional text and 5 additional plates.Provenance: Stechert-Hafner Inc., New York, 20 January 1956.
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