Audubon's America: The Narratives and Experiences of John James Audubon (Signed by the Editor)
by Peattie, Donald Culross (ed.)
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 4to. No Dust Jacket, As Issued. (7) 328 (1) pp, color frontis, acknowledgmetns, list of color illustrations, What Audubon Knew; Biographical Note; Audubon As A Witness; Kentucky Days and Nights; Hunters' Tales; Pioneer Types; Deep South; Four Proud Fowl; Down East For Birds and Subscribers; Out West with Buffalo and Indians; envoi, index.. Limited to 1/3025 Signed by the Editor, Donald Culross Peattie, 1940. In Very Good Slipcase. Wear to corners slipecase, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. White cloth with gilt birds and black oval with gilt lettering to front board and spine, and map on endpapers..
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004847
- Title
- Audubon's America: The Narratives and Experiences of John James Audubon (Signed by the Editor)
- Author
- Peattie, Donald Culross (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- U.S. HISTORY TRAVEL AUDUBON JOHN JAMES (1785-1851) PERSONAL NARRATIVES
- Bookseller catalogs
- U. S. HISTORY;
- Size
- 4to
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