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The Birds of America by 
																	John James Audubon

John James Audubon

( American, 1785 - 1851 )

The Birds of America

John James Audubon

( French, 1785 - 1851 )

The Birds of America

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Materials:

handcolored etched plates

Size Notes:

volume 2: {100.3 x 64.6 cm}; volume 3: {100.3 x 65.9 cm}; volume 4: {98.6 x 64.8 cm}

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Works Consulted Audubon, John James. Ornithological Biography, or An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America. Vol. 1. Edinburgh, 1831 Desmond, Ray. Great Natural History Books and their Creators. London and New Castle, Delaware, (2003) Ford, Alice. John James Audubon: A Biography. New York, 1988 Fries, Waldemar H. The Double Elephant Folio. Revised edition with Update by Susanne N. Low. Amherst, Massachusetts, (2006) Hart-Davis. Audubon's Elephant: America's Greatest Naturalist and the Makng of "The Birds of America." London, 2004 Irmscher, Christoph, ed. John James Audubon: Writings and Drawings. New York, (1999) Low, Susanne N. A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America. New Haven and New York, 2002 Rhodes, Richard. John James Audubon: The Making of an American. New York, 2004 Rhodes, Richard, ed. The Audubon Reader. New York, 2006 Souder, WIlliam. Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of "The Birds of America." New York, 2004 Vedder, Lee A. John James Audubon and the Birds of America: A Visionary Achievement in Ornithological Art. San Marino, California, (2006)

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