A Synopsis Of The Birds of North America
by John James audubon
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: Adam and Charles Black; Longman, Rees, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1839. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo in attractive modern dark brown rice-paper covered boards, custom slipcase. (1), half-title+ xii+359 pp. A generally clean copy, bit of foxing to the prelims and title, occasionally in the text. The companion volume to Audubon's massive four-volume "Birds of North America" (1827-1838), it serves as an index to that collection. There are 491 individual entries, each containing the formal Latin name as well as the English translation of the name of each bird that appeared in the set, the number of the corresponding plate, a paragraph of description detail, and information as to where each species is commonly found in North America. In 1826, Audubon went to Europe to find a publisher with not only bthe interest but the capability to issue his folio hand-colored collection. He was particularly well received in Edinburgh and, after the king subscribed to his books, in London as well. it was not until his return to the U.S. that he issued a smaller (octavo, 7 volume) set of his "Birds
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E24753DD
- Title
- A Synopsis Of The Birds of North America
- Author
- John James audubon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black; Longman, Rees, Brown, Green, and Longman
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- birds, nature, north america, ornitology, audubon, habitats,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals;
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The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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