AUDUBON'S AMERICA : The Narratives and Experiences of John James Audubon (Illustrated with Facsimiles of Audbon's Prints & Paintings)
by Peattie, Donald Culross (Editor)
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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 biography of Audubon : Singing the Wilderness: A Salute to John James Audubon, 1935). precedes this anthology. Strong copy less dustjacket.
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- Title
- AUDUBON'S AMERICA : The Narratives and Experiences of John James Audubon (Illustrated with Facsimiles of Audbon's Prints & Paintings)
- Author
- Peattie, Donald Culross (Editor)
- Illustrator
- John James Audubon (Artist)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA.
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Biography/John James Adubon/Travel Narratives
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- Narratives/Essays/Prose;
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