The Quadrupeds of North America – Audubon – 1849 | 155 Color Plates | First edition

John James Audubon John Bachman

The quadrupeds of north america – audubon – 1849 | 155 color plates | first edition | three-volume 1849–1854 first octavo edition of audubon and bachman’s quadrupeds, complete with 155 hand-colored plates and full leather bindings.

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Three-volume 1849–1854 first octavo edition of Audubon and Bachman’s Quadrupeds, complete with 155 hand-colored plates and full leather bindings.

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The Quadrupeds of North America by John James Audubon is the premier, illustrated authority of 19th-century survey of mammals. Published for the first time in a large format in 1849, this set features 155 hand-colored plates depicting every type of species of mammals including squirrels, , armadillos and otters, moose and cougars, and many others. Most notably, this set includes the highly coveted engravings of the American Buffalo.

This highly desirable three-volume set is beautifully bound in stunning leather with gilt titling on the spine. Truly a remarkable set.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: The quadrupeds of North America
  • Author(s): John James Audubon & John Bachman
  • Illustrator(s): Audubon & Bachman
  • Contributor(s): John Bachman (Text)
  • Publisher: New York, V.G. Audubon
  • Edition: First Octavo Edition, 1849–1854
  • Format: (4to), three-volume set
  • Binding: Full leather, gilt title on spine
  • Size:  10.25 in x 7.25 in (26 cm x 18.5 cm)
  • Collation:
    • Vol. 1: viii, 383, [1] pp
    • Vol. 2: [4], 334 pp
    • Vol. 3: v, [1], 348 pp
  • Illustrations: 155 hand-colored lithographic plates
  • Contents Include:
    • Descriptions of North American mammals
    • Hand-colored lithographs
    • Scientific notes by Bachman
  • Reference(s): Sabin 2368

 

Condition:

Fine. Strong leather bindings and clean gilt titling on spines. All text blocks are tight, and all pages present. Plates are bright with minor age-toning to margins. Mild foxing appears on a few leaves.

 

Why Collect This?

  • First octavo edition in complete form
  • Contains 155 original hand-colored illustrations
  • High-quality 19th-century American leather binding
  • Produced by both Audubon and Bachman

 

Item Number: # 29143

Categories

Americana, American History

Natural History

Authors

John James Audubon John Bachman

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Fine

Collation

Complete

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