Audubon 1st ed Octavo CERULEAN WOOD WARBLER Birds of America 1841 original

Description: Shipping Audubon 1st ed Octavo CERULEAN WOOD WARBLER Birds of America 1841 original JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851) LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER, 6.5 inches X 10.25 inches (Sight) Very Good to Excellent condition with no defects to report. As usual, one edgeis slightly uneven from being removed from the binding. This is an original hand-colored print - #86 - from the royal octavo first edition of John James Audubon's Birds of America, published 1840-1844. Lithographed, printed, and colored by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia, 1840-44. The first octavo edition was produced under the direct supervision of John James Audubon and features strictly hand-coloring. The credits are in BLOCK LETTERS, as required for royal octavos numbered 1-150. This unique image appears only in the octavo edition and is not in Havell nor Bien. It was created by combining one bird from Havell #48 with one bird from Havell #49, and is believedto have been redrawn by J.J. Audubon himself. Audubon recognized that he had made some mistakes in identification of warblers in the Havell double elephant folio. He had incorrectly described the young male cerulean warbler as a new species called the Blue-green Warbler. He corrected the mistake in this octavo print. Ron Tyler documents a "change in style" apparent in the few extant original drawings now in the Hill Memorial Library at LSU, and lists Bowen plate 86 as perhaps redrawn by Audubon himself. Audubon called this edition his "small work" and this nearly lifesize print is one of its triumphs in that the small birds did not have to be reduced as much as the large ones, and were "given the size of nature." Comes in a plastic protector, and will be sandwiched between wider foam boards for mailing. Buyer to pay $8 Priority Mail shipping within U.S. International shipments made at $18 via Priority Intl. Buying more than one octavo-sized print? Additional octavos ship free. All items may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt, with prior notification. Shipping & Handling Back to Top US Shipping $8.00 USPS Priority Mail® International Shipping $18.00 USPS Priority Mail International FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.Make your listings stand out with FREE Vendio custom templates! FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.

Price: 295 USD

Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

End Time: 2024-09-27T00:43:03.000Z

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