Birds of America
de Audubon, John James
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Excellent/Very good slipcase
- ISBN 10
- 0565092731
- ISBN 13
- 9780565092733
- Librería
-
Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
UK: The Natural History Museum, 2011-01-01. 1st. Hardcover. Excellent/Very good slipcase. 400 x 267 mm. Audubon, John James. NO. Birds of America is one of the best known natural history books ever produced and also one of the most valuable - a complete set sold at auction in December 2010 for £7.3 million, which is a world record. First published in double elephant size (approximately a metre tall) in the first half of the nineteenth century, it is famous for its stunning life-size illustrations of birds set within landscaped backgrounds. The book was issued in parts over eleven years and only around 200 completed sets were ever produced. Less than 120 of these survive today, locked away in museums, galleries and private collections around the world. To create this complete edition of Audubon's masterpiece, each of the 435 beautiful hand-coloured prints was specially photographed from the Natural History Museum's own original edition. The artworks are accompanied by the scientific descriptions that were used in the original Birds of America and there is also a new introduction by world-renowned bird artist, ornithologist and author David Allen Sibley.This book is in excellent condition and has a cloth covered slipcase which itself is in very good condition.
Sinopsis
Written by naturalist John James Audubon, the Birds of America is one of the most prized and collected books of all time. In addition to the stunning colors and detail in Audubon's work, it is noteworthy also because of its ambitious scope: to paint every bird in North America. Six of the birds painted have become extinct since its publication.
Reseñas
El Sep 14 2016, un lector dijo:
It is a very good book to bird watching with. He truly has a great eye for detail in his paintings. He has inspired me to draw the animals that I come in contact with while walking in the forest, around the Blue Ridge Mountains, at the coast, or where I may go or be at!
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Detalles
- Librería
- Fieldfare Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- FFL030
- Título
- Birds of America
- Autor
- Audubon, John James
- Ilustrador
- Audubon, John James
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Excellent
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very good slipcase
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0565092731
- ISBN 13
- 9780565092733
- Editorial
- The Natural History Museum
- Lugar de publicación
- UK
- Fecha de publicación
- 2011-01-01
- Tamaño
- 400 x 267 mm
- Palabras clave
- Audubon, best known, resized edition, 435 images,
- X weight
- 160 oz
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Fieldfare Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2018
Sidmouth, Devon
Sobre Fieldfare Books
A small family business specialising in the sale of a range of used natural history and bird books.
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