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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Birds of America - Vol. 5
John james Audubon
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R2,357
R2,232
Discovery Miles 22 320
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The Birds of America is one of the best known natural history books
ever produced and also the most valuable - a complete set sold at
auction in December 2010 for GBP7.3 million, which is a world
record for a book. 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
inparts over 11 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 edition of Audubon's masterpiece, the Natural History
Museum's own original edition was disbound and each of the 435
beautiful hand-coloured prints was specially photographed. The
artworks are accompanied by the scientific descriptions that were
used in the original The Birds of America and there is also a new
introduction by David Allen Sibley.
John James Audubon was an American ornithologist, naturalist, and
painter. The Birds of America contains 435 life-size watercolours
of North American birds, some of which reproduced here in our
QuickNotes notecard set. 20 notecards and envelopes, 5 each of 4
images. Packaged in a sleek, sturdy flip-top box with magnetic
closure. Cards printed on coated paper stock to bring out their
full colour. Cards and envelopes bundled together with a paper
belly band inside each box. Box measurements 143 x 120 x 34mm.
John James Audubon is arguably America's most widely recognized and
collected artist. His Birds of America has been reproduced often,
beginning with the double elephant folio printed by Havill in
England, followed by a much smaller "Octavo" edition printed in
Philadelphia and sold by subscription. After Audubon's death, his
family arranged with the New York printer Julius Bien to produce
another elephant folio edition, this time by the new
chromolithographic process. It too would be sold by subscription,
but the venture, begun in 1858, was brought to an abrupt end by the
Civil War. Only 150 plates were produced, and the number remaining
today is slight; they are among the rarest and most sought after
Audubon prints. Bound in cloth with a full cloth slipcase, this
beautifully produced book is the first complete reproduction of
Bien chromolithographs and will become the centerpiece of any bird
lover's library.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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The Birds of America (Hardcover)
John james Audubon; Introduction by David Allen Sibley
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R1,616
R1,356
Discovery Miles 13 560
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This stunning edition of one of the most celebrated and highly
valued natural history books of all time features impeccably
reproduced images of Audubon's original watercolors, along with an
introduction by world-renowned ornithologist David Allen Sibley.
First published in installments between 1827 and 1838, John James
Audubon's collection of life-sized watercolors of North American
birds is the standard against which all wildlife illustration is
measured. Fewer than 120 copies survive today, locked away in
museums and private collections around the world. For this volume,
the Natural History Museum in London disbound one of the two
original editions it owns, and each of the 435 exquisite
hand-colored prints of the original watercolours were photographed
using the latest digital scanning technology. From an avocet
grazing in a tidal pond to a zenaida dove perched on a flowering
branch, each of Audubon's subjects is depicted with the grace and
beauty of a living bird in its natural habitat. An avid outdoorsman
and explorer, Audubon traveled from Florida to Labrador to Texas
and the Dakotas to study and collect his specimens. Straddling the
line between science and art, this book mesmerized 19th-century
audiences around the world; today it stands as a reminder of the
spectacular biodiversity of the North American continent, and of
the pioneer spirit that Audubon himself revered.
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