Lot 8

THE BIRDS OF AMERICA

11 volumes, large 8vo (10 3/8 x 6 5/8 in.; 264 x 168 mm). Half-titles, 500 consecutively numbered and tinted lithographed plates after J. J. and J. W. Audubon by W. E. Hitchcock and R. Trembly, printed and finished by hand by J. T. Bowen of Philadelp

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Estimate: £14,000 - £1,800
Realized Price: £16,250 Without Premium
Auction on: Dec 13, 2015

Plectrophenax nivalis

Engraving
66.4 cm - 46.7 cm
(26.14 in - 18.39 in)

Unknown

Unknown
10.6 cm - 6.7 cm
(4.17 in - 2.64 in)

Long-legged Sandpiper, Tringa Himantopus

Engraving
19 cm - 27 cm
(7.48 in - 10.63 in)

Hemlock Warbler

Engraving in colour
38 cm - 25 cm
(14.96 in - 9.84 in)

Bewick's Long Tailed Wren

Engraving
19 cm - 12 cm
(7.48 in - 4.72 in)

Palm Warbler

Engraving
38 cm - 25 cm
(14.96 in - 9.84 in)

Least Water Hen

Engraving in colour
25.7 cm - 38 cm
(10.12 in - 14.96 in)

Flamingo

Chromolithograph
37.2 cm - 25.7 cm
(14.65 in - 10.12 in)