AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. The Birds of America. New York: V. G. Audubon 1856. 6 (of 7) vols., 8vo, half red morocco gilt, t.e.g., joints and extremities rubbed, spines dry and cracking, lacking vol. 2, a second copy of pl. 306 bound in in place of pl. 350, vols. 6 and 7 lacking half-titles, about 10 plates very slightly foxed, a few other plates with minor marginal foxing or spotting, pl. 370 caption cropped, occasional very faint offsetting from text, scattered foxing to text. 430 (of 500) lithographic plates, printed in color and finished by hand by J. T. Bowen after Audubon. McGill/Wood, p. 508; Nissen IVB 52. (6) | Christie's

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AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. The Birds of America. New York: V. G. Audubon 1856. 6 (of 7) vols., 8vo, half red morocco gilt, t.e.g., joints and extremities rubbed, spines dry and cracking, lacking vol. 2, a second copy of pl. 306 bound in in place of pl. 350, vols. 6 and 7 lacking half-titles, about 10 plates very slightly foxed, a few other plates with minor marginal foxing or spotting, pl. 370 caption cropped, occasional very faint offsetting from text, scattered foxing to text. 430 (of 500) lithographic plates, printed in color and finished by hand by J. T. Bowen after Audubon. McGill/Wood, p. 508; Nissen IVB 52. (6)

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AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. The Birds of America. New York: V. G. Audubon 1856. 6 (of 7) vols., 8vo, half red morocco gilt, t.e.g., joints and extremities rubbed, spines dry and cracking, lacking vol. 2, a second copy of pl. 306 bound in in place of pl. 350, vols. 6 and 7 lacking half-titles, about 10 plates very slightly foxed, a few other plates with minor marginal foxing or spotting, pl. 370 caption cropped, occasional very faint offsetting from text, scattered foxing to text. 430 (of 500) lithographic plates, printed in color and finished by hand by J. T. Bowen after Audubon. McGill/Wood, p. 508; Nissen IVB 52. (6)