Audubon's Birds (by The Natural History Museum Library)

• First American edition, 1992.    92 pages
• Published by The Mallard Press  /  BDD Promotional Book Co.Inc.
• Hardcover with dust jacket.  Green boards.  Large book  - approx 36.5cm long x 26cm wide.
• Very good condition.  Minor dust jacket scuffs.

A premier selection of prints from the London Natural History Museum's library of wildlife publications.    A selection of the magnificent illustrations by John Jame Audubon first published 1827-1838.

Audubon's illustrations are one of the great contributions to American natural history.  Unlike the drawings of many ohter naturalists, prepared from skins and zoo specimens, Audubon's paintings benefit greatly from observation in the wild, and one knows that the richness of color and variety of habitat are direct from the real world.  

This selection presents some of the most striking and beautiful of his observations. 

Please Note:  Because of the large size of the book $5 has been included in the normal price to help cover the additional packaging and postage cost.