Handbook of Audubon Prints

Description

The definitive guide to John James Audubon’s original prints.  Gives the history of the production of the double-elephant folio Birds of America and the imperial-folio Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, as well as the subsequent octavo edition.   Useful information includes how to identify originals and the different editions, as well as a listing containing essential information on each print, including appraised values at the end of the twentieth century.  An interesting read, but an essential guide for anyone owning or hoping to own an original Audubon print.