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THE QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA
by AUDUBON, John James and BACHMAN, Rev. John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Some generally minor toning and spotting to the text, as usual, a few plate imprints slightly shaved; the tissue guards are occa
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: V. G. Audubon, 1851-1851-1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Some generally minor toning and spotting to the text, as usual, a few plate imprints slightly shaved; the tissue guards are occasionally a bit foxed and discolored, but the plates are bright and free from foxing and other defects. Tears with slight loss to lower margin of pages 3-6 and to the margin of Plate XVI, text and image not affected. Hinges reinforced with cloth, first signature of first volume reinforced at gutter. Attractive set with lovely hand-colored plates. Second Octavo Edition of the first volume, First Editions of the second and third. Three volumes in modern half black morocco leather with matching corners, retaining the original marbled boards, all edges marbled; 6-3/4" x 10-3/8"; viii, 383, [1] pages; [2], 334 pages; [2], 348, [iv] pages with half-title page in the third volume. Complete with 155 hand-colored lithographs with tissue guards by R. Trembly (first volume) and William E. Hitchcock (second and third volumes), after J. A. and J. W. Audubon. Bennett, page 5; Nissen ZBI 163; Reese STAMPED WITH A NATIONAL CHARACTER 38; Sabin 2638; Wood, page 208.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020735
- Title
- THE QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA
- Author
- AUDUBON, John James and BACHMAN, Rev. John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Some generally minor toning and spotting to the text, as usual, a few plate imprints slightly shaved; the tissue guards are occa
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- V. G. Audubon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1851-1851-1854
- Keywords
- Hand-Colored Plates, Natural History, Audubon, Mammals, Color Plate Books, Americana, 19th Century, Rare
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Natural History; 19th Century; Hand-Colored Plates;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Marbled boards
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