Birds of America, Double Elephant Folio, abbeville (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. One of Abbeville's most spectacular achievements, representing the highest standards in fine art printing, now available at a more economical price. This marvelous edition of Audubon's Birds of Americas displays all 435 of Audubon's brilliant handcolored engravings in exquisite reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. Although many attempts have been made to re-create the magnificient illustrations in Audubon's masterpiece, nothing equals the level of fidelity or scale achieved in this high-quality edition. Completely reorganized and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson, who was American's best known ornithologist, and issued with the full endorsement and cooperation of the Audubon Society, this volume is the first--in more than a century and a half since its publication--to rearrange the plates in a more scientific order. Peterson's fascinating introduction places Audubon in the context of the history of American ornithological art and also reproduces a wide sampling of the work of Audubon's notable predecessors and disciples, including Peterson's own justly famous paintings. This new systematic arrangement of the prints--complete with thorough, informative commentaries about each bird--not only makes the Birds of America more accessible than ever before, but made it possible to correct many of the problems or errors in Audubon's original edition that later scholarship revealed. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Completely reorganized and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson, America's best known ornithologist, this spectacular new edition displays all 435 of Audubon's brilliant hand-colored engravings in exquisite reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. 482 full-color illustrations. 435 duotones.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 447pp, index, addenda, bw ills. Or white cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket, some foxing to cloth. Audubon's efforts to have what is now the world's most valuable book-the double elephant folio Birds of America- published are detailed in this, his journal for 1826. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Audubon, John James; William H. Lizars; Robert Havell (illustrator). First Edition. New York: The American Museum of Natural History / Abbeville Press, 1988. A gorgeous, pristine copy in perfect condition. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. 1988. First Edition. 7.25" wide by 10.75" tall. Subtitle: A Study of the Double-Elephant Folio of John James Audubon's Birds of America, as Engraved by William H. Lizars and Robert Havell. Illustrated with photographs of all 435 of the original plates (3 per page). This is the first in-depth study of the hand-colored prints from Audubon's double-elephant folio. A detailed description of each of the 435 plates is given including image dimensions, all known variants, watermarks, errors of misnumbering and misidentification, etc. A photograph of each plate is provided for ease of reference. Discussions of composite plates, foreign and extinct birds, engraver's technique, values, profiles of Audubon's assistants and contemporaries, current names vs. those that appear in the plate legends, several useful indices, etc. Identified are all the plants and animals in the engravings. "In short, every bit of information known about each plate." An essential tool for print dealers, librarians and collectors, auction catalogers, ornithologists, and bird lovers. Bibliography. Index of Current Names. Index of Plate Names. Index of Painting Names. Bound in the original beige cloth. From the dust jacket: "John James Audubon's double-elephant folio BIRDS OF AMERICA (1827-38) is probably the most valuable American book. It contains 435 life-size, scientifically accurate, hand-colored prints of every species of North American bird known at the time This is not only a comprehensive, cross-indexed concordance to the entire book in terms of bird names, but it also deals with variants in several plates, misnumbered plates, birds that are extinct, and mystery birds Audubon depicted that have never satisfactorily been identified In summary, this volume provides a detailed description of each of the 435 plates in the double-elephant folio as well as their original paintings, and includes image dimensions, geographical distribution of each bird pictured, and a history of the discovery of the species in addition to identification of all the plants and animals in the engravings. Each variant is listed, every error of misidentification, every misnumbering - in short, every bit of information known about each plate." Full title: "An Index and Guide to Audubon's Birds of America : A Study of the Double-Elephant Folio of John James Audubon's BIRDS OF AMERICA, as Engraved by William H. Lizars and Robert Havell.". First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Illus. by Audubon, John James; William H. Lizars; Robert Havell. 255pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Fine - See Description. Dust Jacket Condition: See Description. First Edition. 255 pages, black and white photographs of each of the 435 colour plates in Audubon's Birds of America. John James Audubon's double-elephant folio Birds of America (1827-38) is probably the most valuable American book. It contains 435 life-size, scientifically accurate, hand-coloured prints of every species of North American bird known at the time. This volume, for the first time, provides a comprehensive, cross-indexed concordance to that entire book in terms of bird names, also dealing with variants in several plates, misnumbered plates, birds that are extinct, and mystery birds, depicted, but never satisfactorily identified. In summary, it provides a detailed description of each of the 435 plates in the double-elephant folio as well as their original paintings, and includes image dimensions, geographical distribution of each bird pictured, and a history of the discovery of the species in addition to identification of all the plants and animals in the engravings. Each variant is listed, every error of misidentification, every misnumbering - in short, every bit of information known about each plate. Bibliography. Hb in dw, short (3/16") dint to upper board, shop security sticker to inside of the rear flap of dw, just fractionally shelf-rubbed, otherwise a very nice, near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. One of Abbeville's most spectacular achievements, representing the highest standards in fine art printing, now available at a more economical price. This marvelous edition of Audubon's Birds of Americas displays all 435 of Audubon's brilliant handcolored engravings in exquisite reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. Although many attempts have been made to re-create the magnificient illustrations in Audubon's masterpiece, nothing equals the level of fidelity or scale achieved in this high-quality edition. Completely reorganized and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson, who was American's best known ornithologist, and issued with the full endorsement and cooperation of the Audubon Society, this volume is the first--in more than a century and a half since its publication--to rearrange the plates in a more scientific order. Peterson's fascinating introduction places Audubon in the context of the history of American ornithological art and also reproduces a wide sampling of the work of Audubon's notable predecessors and disciples, including Peterson's own justly famous paintings. This new systematic arrangement of the prints--complete with thorough, informative commentaries about each bird--not only makes the Birds of America more accessible than ever before, but made it possible to correct many of the problems or errors in Audubon's original edition that later scholarship revealed. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. One of Abbeville's most spectacular achievements, representing the highest standards in fine art printing, now available at a more economical price. This marvelous edition of Audubon's Birds of Americas displays all 435 of Audubon's brilliant handcolored engravings in exquisite reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. Although many attempts have been made to re-create the magnificient illustrations in Audubon's masterpiece, nothing equals the level of fidelity or scale achieved in this high-quality edition. Completely reorganized and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson, who was American's best known ornithologist, and issued with the full endorsement and cooperation of the Audubon Society, this volume is the first--in more than a century and a half since its publication--to rearrange the plates in a more scientific order. Peterson's fascinating introduction places Audubon in the context of the history of American ornithological art and also reproduces a wide sampling of the work of Audubon's notable predecessors and disciples, including Peterson's own justly famous paintings. This new systematic arrangement of the prints--complete with thorough, informative commentaries about each bird--not only makes the Birds of America more accessible than ever before, but made it possible to correct many of the problems or errors in Audubon's original edition that later scholarship revealed. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. John James Audubon (illustrator). First Thus. 1990 First Thus. Fine Hardback. Fine Dustjacket. Fine slipcase. Subtitled The Audubon Society baby elephant folio , this spectacular new edition reproduces all 435 of Audubon's hand-colored engravings from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the Double elephant folio . Reorganized and annotated by the famed Roger Tory Peterson. UK Postage £3.40; Airmail to USA and Canada £84.40; Airmail to Rest of the World (except the EU), £119.40. We no longer export to the EU due to slow and lost deliveries, and excessive and unpredictable charges since Brexit). We only use airmail as surface mail can take up to 10 weeks.

John James Audubon (illustrator). New York, Abbeville Press, (1990). Ca. 200 S. Text m. zahlr., meist s/w. Abb. und 435 farbige Tafeln (Abb. teils doppelblatgroß). Folio (38 cm), Gewicht: 7,7 kg. OLn m. illustr. Orig.-SU im illustr. OPp.-Schuber. "The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio". - Die vorliegende Abbeville-Edition führt die abgebildeten Vögel abweichend zur Ordnung bei Audubon in phylogenetischer Reihenfolge auf, also nach Ordnungen, Familien und Arten oder von den Tauchvögeln bis zu den Singvögeln. Mit Konkordanz zur Abbeville Edition und der "Double Elephant Folio"-Edition von Audubon's "Birds of America". Das Vorwort über die wichtigen Audubon-Ausgaben und bedeutende Vogelmaler nach Audubon. - Sehr gutes, sauberes Exemplar.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand sehr gut, This edition of Audubon's "Birds of America" displays his hand-coloured engravings in reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. The book has been re-organized and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 10500 Gebundene Ausgabe Halbleder / Leinen mit Schuber in leinen.

Oversize Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Deluxe leather bound edition with gilt decoration. Signed by both authors on title page. Limited Edition, #910 of 2500 copies. Cover shows some wear with a small spot where the smooth leather surface has been scraped. Small spots of residue from tape on front cover, and small tear at top front corner of cover. Light wear and scuff marks to rear cover. Ribbon bookmark has small spots on it. 12"w x 15 1/8"h and 3 1/2" thick -- a massive tome weighing more than 16 pounds, this book will require extra shipping charges. 435 beautiful color plates, some that fold out. "The plates are captioned with each bird's currently accepted vernacular name, followed in brackets by Audubon's identification.In addition, each plate carries the bird's up-to-date scientific classification by order, family, and species." Introduction, Concordance, Index of bird names. Signed by Author.

Plate volumes: 1000 x 672 mm. (39 3/8 x 26 1/2"); text volumes: 266 x 177 mm. (10 1/2 x 7"). Four volumes of plates and seven text volumes. Plate volumes IN SPECTACULAR RED MOROCCO, EXTRAVAGANTLY GILT, BY COURTLAND BENSON, covers with elaborate frame composed of multiple decorative rolls, one of these featuring cornucopia and birds in flight, raised bands, spine compartments with large central fleuron surrounded by small tools, floral sprays at corners, gilt lettering. Text volumes in original emerald green leather with ornate gilt embellishment. With 435 excellent colored plates reproducing those in size and color from the double-folio first edition. â In mint condition. This is a fine facsimile of one of the great books in the history of American publishing, offered here in bindings of memorable magnificence. The story of the conception and creation of Audubon's monumental achievement, the double elephant folio "Birds of America," is the stuff of legend. Its hero--the illegitimate son of a French sailor and his Creole mistress--was a man with little education or formal training in art, scant aptitude for business, and excellent taste in wives. Alan Thomas tells us that Audubon (1785-1851) "made a wonderfully fortunate choice when he married Lucy Bakewell," the eldest daughter of his neighbor in Pennsylvania. After a series of disastrous business ventures, "his splendid wife insisted that his lifelong passion for ornithology and the painting of birds . . . should become [his] raison d'être," and after much travail and sacrifice by both parties, the publication of Audubon's double-elephant folio (1827-38) was indeed a triumph. The plates here are printed in up to 18 colors for each illustration on acid-free, dyed paper watermarked with the insignia and names of the Audubon Society and the Abbeville Press. The volumes are a compelling alternative to a work that now is staggeringly expensive: a single plate from the original Audubon double-elephant folio sold at auction in 2021 for $15,000 hammer, and the last full set of the original issue to appear at auction sold at Sotheby's in 2019 for $5,600,000 hammer. The quality of workmanship on the bindings is unsurpassably fine, and the breathtaking scale of the immense set emphasizes the supreme talent of the gifted Canadian binder Courtland Benson. Beginning in 1974, he has studied with such master binders as Barbara Hiller, Bernard Middleton, David Sellars, Donald Glaister, Michael Wilcox, and James Brockman. In 1993, he began to make his own tools based on research into decorative styles of bookbinding from 1450 to 1850. There is no binder in North America who currently makes more convincing replica bindings than he does, and the present vast piece of work is notably impressive. FACSIMILE EDITION. ONE OF 350 SETS of the National Audubon Society copy produced in a collaboration between the Society and the Abbeville Press.