Audubon's America, The Narratives and Experiences of John James Audubon by Donald Culross Peattie (editor) - 1940

1940 edition. Good-Plus condtion, actually a tight copy with text in very good plus condition, saw spot on one illustration page; the spine and upper top boards have some sun-discoloration, back bottom corner has discolored spot; pages age-yellowed.

Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston: (1940)., 1940 pp. ix, 329 + Plus portrait frontis and sixteen folding color facsimiles. Map end papers. Top edge red. Quarto. Original full cloth binding with red spine and front cover labels. Spine sun faded. Hardbound. Very good copy. PA 43 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY DONALD CROSS PEATTIE. Prior owner bookplate otherwise very good. . Signed. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston, MA.: Houghton Mifflin, 1940. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. John James Audubon (Artist). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Blue linen boards w/maroon labeling/NF; light edge rubs & faint surface wear. DJ/None. Dyed upper text block. PO label to front cover verso & book dealer sticker to rear. Maps to front & rear endpapsers. Frostispiece: 1822 Audubon's self-portrait. Collection of first-hand narratives of ornithologist John James Audubon (1785 - 1851); memoir of his travels among men, not birds --- river captains, pioneers, men of letters, Indians & scientists. 329 pgs w/17 color plates, in 9 chapters: 1, Audubon as a Witness; 2, Kentucky Days & Nights; 3, Hunters' Tales; 4, Pioneer Types; 5, Deep South; 6, Four Proud Fowl; 7, Down East for Birds & Subscribers; 8, Out West with Buffalo & Indians; and, 9, Envoi. Botanist, author, and master of prose, Author Donald Culross Peattie (1898 - 1964) knows Audubon well; he also authored a distinctive… Read More

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..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin company, 1940. Limited ed. Hardcover. Near Fine. 30 x 20 cm. Quarto. 329 pages. Grey cloth in slipcase and chipped glassine. One of 3025 copies signed by the editor, Donald Culross Peattie on the limitation page. Slipcase is worn and partially crushed. Gilt top foredge.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1940. First Limited, Numbered; 1 of 3025 SIGNED copies (SIGNED by Peattie); white c w/lite tanning of spine/ in mylar protective wraps; 392 clean, unmarked pages. Signed & Inscribed By Editor. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Audubon. 4 Vo; 4 Pounds.

Boston, MA.: Houghton Mifflin, 1940. Limited Edition, First Thus . Hard Cover/Slipcase. Near Fine/None as Issued. John James Audubon (Artist). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. LIMITED EDITION (1 of 3025 copies, AUTHOR SIGNED. Gilt embossed, illustrated beige linen boards/Fine. Upper text block in gilt. DJ/None as Issued. Black slipcase w/gold paste downs/NF w/edge rubs. Audubon's travel map to endpapers. Frontispiece: 1822 Audubon self-portrait. Collection of first-hand narratives of the great ornithologist John James Audubon (1785 - 1851), less as a naturalist but memoir of his travels among men --- river captains and roustbouts, pioneers and men of letters, Indians and scientists. 238 pgs (last page uncut) w/17 color plates are: 1, Audubon as a Witness; 2, Kentucky Days & Nights; 3, Hunters' Tales; 4, Pioneer Types; 5, Deep South; 6, Four Proud Fowl; 7, Down East for Birds & Subscribers; 8, Out West with Buffalo & Indians; and, 9, Envoi. Botanist, author, and master of prose,… Read More

Houghton Mifflin Co.. As New. 1940. Hardcover. 1122087535 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Corresponds to ISBN: 1122087535. X, 329 pages, color portrait frontis, 16 color illus. , 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- .