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AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES and Rev. JOHN BACHMAN. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. New York: J.J. Audubon 1845-46-48. 3 vols., atlas folio, 698 x 547mm. (27 1/2 x 21 1/2in.), old half roan and cloth sides, all leather perished from red rot, lacks plates 30 and 33, 8 plates (nos. 1, 2, 10, 13, 14, 47, 48, and 135) with tears, seven of them crudely repaired with tape, though not seriously affecting subjects, a further 11 plates with short tears or nicks, mostly repaired and all in blank margins, plates 46 and 128 foxed, plate 126 spotted, plates 41, 51 and 71 browned, a few other sheets discolored, preliminary leaves stained and repaired, lacks text volumes.
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AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES and Rev. JOHN BACHMAN. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. New York: J.J. Audubon 1845-46-48. 3 vols., atlas folio, 698 x 547mm. (27 1/2 x 21 1/2in.), old half roan and cloth sides, all leather perished from red rot, lacks plates 30 and 33, 8 plates (nos. 1, 2, 10, 13, 14, 47, 48, and 135) with tears, seven of them crudely repaired with tape, though not seriously affecting subjects, a further 11 plates with short tears or nicks, mostly repaired and all in blank margins, plates 46 and 128 foxed, plate 126 spotted, plates 41, 51 and 71 browned, a few other sheets discolored, preliminary leaves stained and repaired, lacks text volumes.
FIRST EDITION, 148 plates only (of 150, lacks nos. 30 and 33), all finely colored lithographs after John James and John Woodhouse Audubon, the backgrounds after Victor Audubon, by J.T. Bowen. A large copy. Bennett, p. 5; McGill/Wood, p. 208; Nissen ZBI 162; Sabin 2367. (3)
FIRST EDITION, 148 plates only (of 150, lacks nos. 30 and 33), all finely colored lithographs after John James and John Woodhouse Audubon, the backgrounds after Victor Audubon, by J.T. Bowen. A large copy. Bennett, p. 5; McGill/Wood, p. 208; Nissen ZBI 162; Sabin 2367. (3)