Beschreibung:

Audubon (John James . The Birds of America, A Selection of Plates Facsimile, Edition Leipzig, Ariel Press, 1972, 13 (of 20) life-size colour plates, several loosely inserted, some pale spots or marks (mainly to blank margins or letterpress), one plate with blank margins somewhat trimmed and adhesive tape to verso of edges, two plate versos with remnants of adhesive tape to upper edge, original half cloth, pictorial front cover, some scuffs and minor marks, corners showing, elephant folio Limited edition, 686/250 copies for Great Britain and the Commonwealth, out of a total of 1000 copies, signed by the director of the Ariel Press. A second volume also containing twenty colour plates was issued the following year. Present in this copy are plates VIII, 33, 53, 56, 62, 75, CXI, CXXI, CXXVII, CCVI, CCCLIV, CCCLXVII, CCCCXVI.