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1964 Audubon Folio: 30 Great Bird Paintings (Complete and Excellent) - A complete edition of The Audubon Folio: 30 Great Bird Paintings, featuring text by George Dock Jr. and color plates after the original works by John James Audubon. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, New York, 1964. The set is housed in a large dark-colored portfolio case featuring a blue-toned bird illustration, protected by a clear plastic wrap. It includes a 32-page softcover introductory text booklet with a matching cover design, containing ornithological commentary. The folio contains 30 individual, large-format color lithograph plates printed on heavy cream-colored paper. Visible subjects among the plates include the Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors), Brown Pelican (Pelecanus fuscus), Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata), Arctic Tern (Sterna arctica), Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Little Screech Owl (Strix asio), Passenger Pigeon (Columba migratoria), Blue Jay (Corvus cristatus), Iceland or Jer Falcon (Falco islandicus), Louisiana Heron (Ardea ludoviciana), Carolina Pigeon or Turtle Dove (Columba carolinensis), and Pileated Woodpecker (Picus pileatus). The copyright page bears the Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 64-11580 and the printed copyright statement for Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, 1964. Each plate features the common name, Latin name, and original attribution in the lower margin.