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    The Magnificent Sachsen-Meiningen Set of Audubon's Birds of

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    25 June 2004

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    • Bank Swallow. Violet-green Swa
    Lot 385

    Bank Swallow. Violet-green Swallow (Plate CCCLXXXV)
    Riparia riparia. Tachycineta thalassina

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    USD 3,346

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    USD 2,000 - USD 3,000

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    Bank Swallow. Violet-green Swallow (Plate CCCLXXXV)
    Riparia riparia. Tachycineta thalassina
    Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J Whatman Turkey Mill 1837, in very fine condition.
    Plate: 18 7/8 x 15¾ in. (478 x 398 mm)
    Sheet: 39¼ x 26 3/8 in. (997 x 670 mm)

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