Bowen. Noté 0.0/5. The Birds of America, First Edition [John James Audubon] on Amazon.com. The life’s work of both a lover and observer of birds and nature. Retrouvez The Birds of America - Primary Source Edition et des millions de livres en stock sur Amazon.fr. Bowen Publisher: J.J. Audubon References: Some very light off-setting. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion Series: The Birds of America from Drawings Made in the United States and Its Territories After: John James Audubon Medium: Hand-colored lithograph Year: 1840 Edition : First Royal Octavo Printer: J.T. Another complete first edition of 'The Birds of America' sold at Sotheby's in London in December 2010 for $11.5 million, a record for the most expensive printed book sold at auction. The Birds of America, Royal Octavo Edition. John James Audubon: Octavo Edition Birds of America First Edition Octavo, Birds of America Sort by Featured Best Selling Alphabetically, A-Z Alphabetically, Z-A Price, low to high Price, high to low Date, new to old Date, old to new *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Audubon Birds America 1840 First Edition Original Octavo Prints John James Audubon (1785-1851) was born in the French colony of Santa Domingo, later known as Haiti to a wealthy French sea captain & merchant and a young slave, Jeanne Rabin, who died six months after his birth. Following the success of his large folio, Audubon offered his birds in a miniature or Royal Octavo Edition which was lithographed and hand-colored in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during 1840-44 by J.T. Joel Oppenheimer, Inc. - About us We are an art gallery with over 50 years of experience focusing on the artwork of John James Audubon, John Gould, Pierre-Joseph Redoute and other Natural History Artists. John James Audubon's Birds of America is a portal into the natural world.Printed between 1827 and 1838, it contains 435 life-size watercolors of North American birds (Havell edition), all reproduced from hand-engraved plates, and is considered to be the archetype of wildlife illustration.