AUDUBON'S AMERICA : The Narratives and Experiences of John James Audubon (Illustrated with Facsimiles of Audbon's Prints & Paintings)

Peattie, Donald Culross (Editor)

Verlag: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA., 1940

Beschreibung

Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. LIMITED EDITION (1 of 3025 copies, AUTHOR SIGNED. Gilt embossed, illustrated beige linen boards/Fine. Upper text block in gilt. DJ/None as Issued. Black slipcase w/gold paste downs/NF w/edge rubs. Audubon's travel map to endpapers. Frontispiece: 1822 Audubon self-portrait. Collection of first-hand narratives of the great ornithologist John James Audubon (1785 - 1851), less as a naturalist but memoir of his travels among men --- river captains and roustbouts, pioneers and men of letters, Indians and scientists. 238 pgs (last page uncut) w/17 color plates are: 1, Audubon as a Witness; 2, Kentucky Days & Nights; 3, Hunters' Tales; 4, Pioneer Types; 5, Deep South; 6, Four Proud Fowl; 7, Down East for Birds & Subscribers; 8, Out West with Buffalo & Indians; and, 9, Envoi. Botanist, author, and master of prose, Donald Culross Peattie (1898 - 1964) knows the mind of Audubon well; his distinctive biography of Audubon (Singing the Wilderness: A Salute to John James Audubon (1935) precedes this anthology. Fine copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 011423

Bibliografische Details

Titel: AUDUBON'S AMERICA : The Narratives and ...

Verlag: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1940

Einband: Hard Cover/Slipcase

Illustrator: John James Audubon (Artist)

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None as Issued

Signiert: Author Signed

Auflage: Limited Edition, First Thus