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Audubon, John W., Biographical Memoir By His Daughter Maria R. Audubon

Audubon's Western Journal: 1849-1850; Being the Ms. Record of a Trip from New York to Texas and an Overland Journey Through Mexico and Arizona to the Gold-fields of California

1906

118,44 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1906
Luogo di stampa
Cleveland. The Arthur H. Clark Company
Autore
Audubon, John W., Biographical Memoir By His Daughter Maria R. Audubon
Edizione
First edition thus.
Soggetto
Travel - North America Naturalists Travels
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

8vo [25 x17 cm]; 249, [x, publisher's catalogue tipped in at rear] pp, frontis (port), plates, folding map of Audubon's route, index. original cloth is lightened by stain and has become very faded, gilt spine title lettering, tissue guard is lightly foxed, else internally clean copy, aside from faded cover its a very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Howes A390. Clark III, 268. Graff 111. Audubon, the son of the famous bird artist and ornithologist, and an artist in his right, provides a detailed travel narrative. He was part of Webb's California expedition. Originally printed in 1852, which was part of a contemplated larger work but was abandoned from lack of encouragement (Howes). the 1906 edition was expanded and re-titled.