AUDUBON'S AMERICA : The Narratives and Experiences of John James Audubon (Illustrated with Facsimiles of Audbon's Prints & Paintings)

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Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Blue linen boards w/maroon labeling/NF; light edge rubs & faint surface wear. DJ/None. Dyed upper text block. PO label to front cover verso & book dealer sticker to rear. Maps to front & rear endpapsers. Frostispiece: 1822 Audubon's self-portrait. Collection of first-hand narratives of ornithologist John James Audubon (1785 - 1851); memoir of his travels among men, not birds --- river captains, pioneers, men of letters, Indians & scientists. 329 pgs w/17 color plates, in 9 chapters: 1, Audubon as a Witness; 2, Kentucky Days & Nights; 3, Hunters' Tales; 4, Pioneer Types; 5, Deep South; 6, Four Proud Fowl; 7, Down East for Birds & Subscribers; 8, Out West with Buffalo & Indians; and, 9, Envoi. Botanist, author, and master of prose, Author Donald Culross Peattie (1898 - 1964) knows Audubon well; he also authored a distinctive biography of Audubon : Singing the Wilderness: A Salute to John James Audubon, 1935). precedes this anthology. Strong copy less dustjacket. N° de ref. del artículo 010072

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