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The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories

by: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851; Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856?, lithographer

Publication date: 1840

Topics: Birds, Birds

Publisher: New York : Published by J.J. Audubon ; Philadelphia : J.B. Chevalier

Collection: biodiversity

Contributor: Smithsonian Libraries

Language: English

Volume: v 5

Plates drawn by J.J. Audubon and lithographed by J.T. Bowen of Philadelphia and Endicott of New York; plates also initialled: J.C.; W.E.H.; C.P.; R.T

Vols. 6-7 have imprint: J.J. Audubon, 77 William Street, New York; 34 North Front Street, Philadelphia, 1843-1844

"E.G. Dorsey, printer ..."--T.p. verso

Contains bibliographical references

extracted picklist

Imperfect: Plates 268 and 471 lacking; plate 269 repeated; several plates in vols. 6 & 7 have closely cropped margins which affect the illustrations

Each vol. has Smithsonian Institution stamp with accession numbers added in ink, ranging consecutively from 7727-7733; vols. 2-7 stamped with date: Mar. 17, 1858

Some vols. have pencilled annotations

Modern library binding of red buckram; marbled edges