500 original color plates. Orig. $100.00.

Consists of reproductions and a catalog of 500 engravings from Audubon's Birds of America, and G. Dock's text from "The Audubon folio" published by Abrams in 1964.

The man's heart was restless; otherwise he would never have achieved so much. He must wander, he must vagabondize, he must acquire; he was never quite easy at the hearth. His love for nature was passionate indeed, pursuing him in all r -Robert Buchanan in the Editor's Preface This edited version of the diaries of John James Audubon reveals the ambitions, achievements, and personal life of the premiere wildlife artist of North America birds. First published in 1869, the book covers his coming to America, the difficulties he ROBERT BUCHANAN (1841-1901) was born in England and educated in Glasgow. As a young man, he was a regular on the literary scene in London, where he was a regular contributor to the city's periodicals. He authored numerous poems, novels, and stage

Bonded Leather binding

Subtitled The Audubon Society baby elephant folio, this spectacular new edition reproduces all 435 of Audubon's hand-colored engravings from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the Double elephant folio. Reorganized and annotated by the famed Roger Tory Peterson (who also provides an excellent color- illustrated introduction), this edition is also notable for following the modern phylogenetic order for birds, that is, following the evolutionary history of genetically-related groups, and arranging them (e.g. hawks, swans, pigeons) in discrete sections. 113/4x15", slipcased. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Volume II features Audubon's Missouri River journals, June 4–August 7, 1843, plus more than 300 pages of "Episodes": "The Earthquake," "The Hurricane," "The Burning of the Forests," "Death of a Pirate," "A Moose Hunt," and many other exciting, eye-opening, and sometimes brutal accounts of humans versus nature in a bygone era. 24 illustrations.