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AUDUBON'S AMERICA : The Narratives and Experiences of John James Audubon (Illustrated with Facsimiles of Audbon's Prints & Paintings)
by Peattie, Donald Culross (Editor)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/None as Issued
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Boston, MA.: Houghton Mifflin, 1940. Limited Edition, First Thus . Hard Cover/Slipcase. Near Fine/None as Issued. John James Audubon (Artist). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. LIMITED EDITION (1 of 3025 copies, AUTHOR SIGNED. Gilt embossed, illustrated beige linen boards/Fine. Upper text block in gilt. DJ/None as Issued. Black slipcase w/gold paste downs/NF w/edge rubs. Audubon's travel map to endpapers. Frontispiece: 1822 Audubon self-portrait. Collection of first-hand narratives of the great ornithologist John James Audubon (1785 - 1851), less as a naturalist but memoir of his travels among men --- river captains and roustbouts, pioneers and men of letters, Indians and scientists. 238 pgs (last page uncut) w/17 color plates are: 1, Audubon as a Witness; 2, Kentucky Days & Nights; 3, Hunters' Tales; 4, Pioneer Types; 5, Deep South; 6, Four Proud Fowl; 7, Down East for Birds & Subscribers; 8, Out West with Buffalo & Indians; and, 9, Envoi. Botanist, author, and master of prose, Donald Culross Peattie (1898 - 1964) knows the mind of Audubon well; his distinctive biography of Audubon (Singing the Wilderness: A Salute to John James Audubon (1935) precedes this anthology. Fine copy.
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- Title
- AUDUBON'S AMERICA : The Narratives and Experiences of John James Audubon (Illustrated with Facsimiles of Audbon's Prints & Paintings)
- Author
- Peattie, Donald Culross (Editor)
- Illustrator
- John James Audubon (Artist)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover/Slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition, First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA.
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Biography/John James Adubon/Travel Narratives
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- Prose;
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