The Original Water Color Paintings by John James Audubon For The Birds of America. 2 Volumes in Box.

431 full page color plates + descriptive text - many plates are foldouts. Publisher's decorated brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, and with Audubon's initials in gilt on the front cover, French-style marbled endpapers. This attractive landmark work was reproduced in color for the first time from the collection at The New York Historical Society.