The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America (1966)

John James Audubon; Marshall B. Davidson. THE ORIGINAL WATER-COLOR PAINTINGS BY JOHN JAMES AUDUBON FOR THE BIRDS OF AMERICA. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1966. (2) vols. (complete). Stated "Original Edition." Hardcovers in brown cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on covers and spines, marbled endpapers; in original slipcase. Folios; xxxi, [1], 1-223 color plates; 224-431 color plates, xxxiii-lv, [1] with index. With some plates folding; portrait frontispiece in vol. 1.

Each volume 13 1/2 x 11 in.; DOA 14 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.

From the New Hampshire Collection of Tatyana Archambault

"Reproduced in color for the first time from the collection at The New-York Historical Society."

Boards with minor rubbing and some corners bumped; interiors with rare scuff, a few small spots of grime, and light corner wear; slipcase with some rubbing, scuffing, and edge wear including some splitting at panels, with the case still sturdy and with the ribbon still intact. Very good plus volumes in a good slipcase.