JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851)
LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER, 6.5 inches X 10.25 inches (Sight)
VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT condition, with no defects to report. As usual one edge is slightly rough from
being removed from the binding.
This is an original hand-colored print - #313 - "Whooping Crane (Adult)" - from the royal octavo first edition of John James Audubon's Birds of America, published 1840-1844.
Lithographed, printed, and colored by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia, 1840-44.
The first octavo edition was produced under the direct supervision of John
James Audubon and features strictly hand-coloring.
The credits are in italics, as required.
Gorgeous upper tier print, #24 in a ranking of the 50 most collectible Audubon octavos.
Comes in a plastic protector, and will be sandwiched between wider foam boards for mailing.
Buyer to pay $8 Priority Mail shipping within U.S. International shipments made at $18 via Priority Intl.
Buying more than one octavo-sized print? Additional octavos ship free.