The Quadrupeds of North America by Audubon, John James and Rev. Bachman, John - 1849

New York: V. G. Audubon, (1849)-1856. Early Edition. Hardcover. Owner name dated 1876 on first blank of each volume. Toning, foxing, and darkening, sometimes heavy, to the text and a bit less so to the plates. Binding quite nice. Overall Very Good. Early Octavo Edition of the first two volumes, lacking the third volume. Two volumes in publisher's full brown morocco leather elaborately embossed and stamped, the spine with five raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; 7" x 10-3/4" with half-title pages. These two volumes complete with 100 hand-colored lithographs with tissue guards.

New York: V. G. Audubon, 1851-1851-1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Some generally minor toning and spotting to the text, as usual, a few plate imprints slightly shaved; the tissue guards are occasionally a bit foxed and discolored, but the plates are bright and free from foxing and other defects. Tears with slight loss to lower margin of pages 3-6 and to the margin of Plate XVI, text and image not affected. Hinges reinforced with cloth, first signature of first volume reinforced at gutter. Attractive set with lovely hand-colored plates. Second Octavo Edition of the first volume, First Editions of the second and third. Three volumes in modern half black morocco leather with matching corners, retaining the original marbled boards, all edges marbled; 6-3/4" x 10-3/8"; viii, 383, [1] pages; [2], 334 pages; [2], 348, [iv] pages with half-title page in the third volume. Complete with 155 hand-colored lithographs with tissue guards by R. Trembly (first volume) and William E. Hitchcock (second and third… Read More