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The quadrupeds of North America / by John James Audubon and John Bachman

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Notes
First published 1845-1853 in folio format, with title: The viviparous quadrupeds of North America.
Royal octavo edition, issued in 31 parts, and originally sold by subscription. This edition was prepared by Victor Gifford Audubon and John Woodhouse Audubon.
The original printed wrappers offer the following prospectus: "The present will be a miniature copy of the large edition ... Each number will contain five plates ... the work will be completed in thirty numbers ...."
Plates signed variously: drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon and J.W. Audubon; drawn on stone by R. Trembly and W.E. Hitchcock; colored by J. Lawrence; printed by Nagel & Weingærtner, N.Y.; and printed & col'd by J.T. Bowen, Philad[elphi]a.
"H. Ludwig & Co., printers"--verso of t.p in v. 1; "R. Craighead, printer and stereotyper"--verso of t.p. in v. 3; v. 2 lacks printer statement.
Collation: v. 1 (nos. 1-10): viii, 383 p., plates I-L; v. 2 (nos. 11-20): [4], 334 p., plates LI-C; v. 3 (nos. 21-31): [2], v, 348 p., plates CI-CLV.
Plates accompanied by blank tissue guard-sheets.
Plate CXIX misnumbered as CIX.
Data Source
Smithsonian Libraries
Date
1849
1854
C1849-1854
Call number
QL715 .A91 1849b
QL715.A91 1849b
Author
Audubon, John James 1785-1851
Bachman, John 1790-1874
Audubon, John Woodhouse 1812-1862
Audubon, Victor Gifford 1809-1860
lithographer
Hitchcock, William E. ca. 1823-ca. 1880
Trembly, Ralph
colorist
Lawrence, John fl. 1834-1858
printer of plates
Bowen, John T. ca. 1801-1856?
former owner
Mearns, Edgar Alexander 1856-1916 DSI
Bell, Louis V. DSI
printer of plates
Nagel & Weingärtner
Type
Pictorial works
Physical description
3 v., CLV leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Place
North America
Topic
Mammals
Record ID
siris_sil_147367
Usage
CC0

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