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Audubon, John James.
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- The Birds of America, from drawings made in the United States and their territories. New York: George R. Lockwood, [c.1870], octavo edition, 8 volumes, half-titles, 500 hand-coloured lithographed plates with colour-printed backgrounds by J.T. Bowen after Audubon
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Audubon, John James and Richard Bachman. The Quadrupeds of North America. New York: George R. Lockwood, [1846], octavo edition, 3 volumes, 155 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Hitchcock, Trembly, and J.T. Bowen, after J.J. Audubon and J.W. Audubon, printed by J.T. Bowen
Together 11 volumes, 8vo (261 x 170mm.), uniformly bound in nineteenth-century brown morocco decorated in blind and lettered in gilt, gilt edges, some dampstaining, mostly marginal, particularly affecting quadrupeds, and resulting in fragility to some fore-edges
Together 11 volumes, 8vo (261 x 170mm.), uniformly bound in nineteenth-century brown morocco decorated in blind and lettered in gilt, gilt edges, some dampstaining, mostly marginal, particularly affecting quadrupeds, and resulting in fragility to some fore-edges
Provenance
Hamon L'Estrange, Hunstanton Hall, Norfolk, inkstamps on flyleaf, ownership inscription and note
Literature
Nissen IVB 52; Zimmer, p.25
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The last complete octavo editions of Audubon's two great works. While Audubon is justly remembered for the folio editions of the Birds and the Quadrupeds, the family found the octavo versions far more profitable, no doubt because of their comparative affordability.