Description: This is an extremely rare Original 1840 James J.Audubon 1st Royal Octavo edition.This is Numbered 14.Has 5 hand colored birds.Each issue was one dollar.Measure 7 x 10-7/8.Pages numbered 237-256.Birds are-Least Pewee Flycatcher,Small Headed Flycatcher,American Redstart,Towsend's Ptitogonys,Blue-Grey Flycather,and Last time I had seen one of these still in original wrappers was 22 years ago.I had five booklets and they each sold for $1500 Try and locate one anywhere on the internet.You will not find one! After the success of his Havell edition publication, Audubon began producing a second, smaller edition of The Birds of America in order to make the publication more affordable and widely available. This miniature edition, often referred to as the 1st Royal Octavo Edition, contains 500 hand-colored lithographs measuring approximately 6 x 10 . The 1st edition octavo Audubon prints were lithographed and hand-colored by the studio of J.T. Bowen in Philadelphia from 1839 to 1844. Issued alongside the printed plates, Audubon included portions of his text, the Ornithological Biography, with the Octavo edition. The result was a comprehensive, highly informative work of art that catered to both naturalists and appreciators of art alike.On Sep-22-24 at 06:22:17 PDT, seller added the following information: This is an extremely rare Original 1840 James J.Audubon 1st Royal Octavo edition.This is Numbered 14.Has 5 hand colored birds.Each issue was one dollar.Measure 7 x 10-7/8.Pages numbered 237-256.Bird plates 66-70.Birds are-Least Pewee Flycatcher,Small Headed Flycatcher,American Redstart,Towsend's Ptitogonys,Blue-Grey Flycather,and Last time I had seen one of these still in original wrappers was 22 years ago.I had five booklets and they each sold for $1500 Try and locate one anywhere on the internet.You will not find one! After the success of his Havell edition publication, Audubon began producing a second, smaller edition of The Birds of America in order to make the publication more affordable and widely available. This miniature edition, often referred to as the 1st Royal Octavo Edition, contains 500 hand-colored lithographs measuring approximately 6 x 10 . The 1st edition octavo Audubon prints were lithographed and hand-colored by the studio of J.T. Bowen in Philadelphia from 1839 to 1844. Issued alongside the printed plates, Audubon included portions of his text, the Ornithological Biography, with the Octavo edition. The result was a comprehensive, highly informative work of art that catered to both naturalists and appreciators of art alike.On Sep-25-24 at 09:23:38 PDT, seller added the following information: This is an extremely rare Original 1840 James J.Audubon 1st Royal Octavo edition.This is Numbered 14.Has 5 hand colored birds.Each issue was one dollar.Measure 7 x 10-7/8.Pages numbered 237-256.Birds are-Least Pewee Flycatcher,Small Headed Flycatcher,American Redstart,Towsend's Ptitogonys,Blue-Grey Flycather,and Last time I had seen one of these still in original wrappers was 22 years ago.I had five booklets and they each sold for $1500 Try and locate one anywhere on the internet.You will not find one! After the success of his Havell edition publication, Audubon began producing a second, smaller edition of The Birds of America in order to make the publication more affordable and widely available. This miniature edition, often referred to as the 1st Royal Octavo Edition, contains 500 hand-colored lithographs measuring approximately 6 x 10 . The 1st edition octavo Audubon prints were lithographed and hand-colored by the studio of J.T. Bowen in Philadelphia from 1839 to 1844. Issued alongside the printed plates, Audubon included portions of his text, the Ornithological Biography, with the Octavo edition. The result was a comprehensive, highly informative work of art that catered to both naturalists and appreciators of art alike. On Sep-22-24 at 06:22:17 PDT, seller added the following information: This is an extremely rare Original 1840 James J.Audubon 1st Royal Octavo edition.This is Numbered 14.Has 5 hand colored birds.Each issue was one dollar.Measure 7 x 10-7/8.Pages numbered 237-256.Bird plates 66-70.Birds are-Least Pewee Flycatcher,Small Headed Flycatcher,American Redstart,Towsend's Ptitogonys,Blue-Grey Flycather,and Last time I had seen one of these still in original wrappers was 22 years ago.I had five booklets and they each sold for $1500 Try and locate one anywhere on the internet.You will not find one! After the success of his Havell edition publication, Audubon began producing a second, smaller edition of The Birds of America in order to make the publication more affordable and widely available. This miniature edition, often referred to as the 1st Royal Octavo Edition, contains 500 hand-colored lithographs measuring approximately 6 x 10 . The 1st edition octavo Audubon prints were lithographed and hand-colored by the studio of J.T. Bowen in Philadelphia from 1839 to 1844. Issued alongside the printed plates, Audubon included portions of his text, the Ornithological Biography, with the Octavo edition. The result was a comprehensive, highly informative work of art that catered to both naturalists and appreciators of art alike.PLEASE BID WITH ENOUGH TIME .IF YOU WAIT TILL LAST 10 SECONDS YOU MAY NOT GET YOUR BID IN!
Price: 1200 USD
Location: Rockland, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-10-11T18:21:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: New York
Signed: No
Publisher: James J.Audubon
Subject: Birds of America
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1840
Language: English
Illustrator: James J.Audubon
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Octavo edition
Author: James J.Audubon
Region: North America
Topic: Ornithology
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States