Bidspirit auction | Audubon's Birds of America, First

Audubon's Birds of America, First Edition - Volume One with 70 Lithographs - This is volume 1 with 70 hand-colored lithographs is John James Audubon's first octavo edition of Birds of America published in 1841. The plates were completed under the direct supervision of J. J. Audubon. The lithography and hand-coloring was completed by J. T. Bowen. This volume was rebound in black morocco. Prints from Birds of America are amongst the most sought after and collectible of hand-colored American prints. The first edition was the only one to be completed using strictly hand-coloring. John James Audubon (1785-1851) is perhaps the most famous of early American naturalists. Birds of America is one of the best examples of hand-colored work in America and is highly collectible. Included in this volume: Plate 1: Californian Turkey Vulture (Endangered) Plate 2: Red-headed Turkey Vulture Plate 3: Black Vulture or Carrion Crow Plate 4: Caracara Eagle Plate 5: Harris's Buzzard Plate 6: Common Buzzard Plate 7: Red-tailed Buzzard Plate 8: Harlan's Buzzard Plate 9: Red-shouldered Buzzard Plate 10: Broad-winged Buzzard Plate 11: Rough-legged Buzzard Plate 12: Golden Eagle Plate 13: Washington Sea Eagle Plate 14: White-headed Sea Eagle or Bald Eagle Plate 15: Common Osprey Fish Hawk Plate 16: Black-shouldered Elanus Plate 17: Mississippi Kite Plate 18: Swallow-tailed Hawk Plate 19: Iceland or Gyr Falcon Plate 20: Peregrine Falcon Plate 21: Pigeon Hawk Plate 22: Sparrow Hawk Plate 23: Goshawk Plate 24: Cooper's Hawk Plate 25: Sharp-shinned Hawk Plate 26: Common Harrier Plate 27: Hawk Owl Plate 28: Snowy Owl Plate 29: Little Night-Owl Plate 30: Columbian Day-Owl Plate 31: Burrowing Day-Owl Plate 32: Tengmalm's Night-Owl Plate 33: Little or Acadian Owl Plate 34: Barn Owl Plate 35: Great Cinereous Owl Plate 36: Barred Owl Plate 37: Long-eared Owl Plate 38: Short-eared Owl Plate 39: Great Horned Owl Plate 40: Little Screech Owl Plate 41: Chuck-will's Widow Plate 42: Whip-poor-will Plate 43: Night Hawk Plate 44: American Swift Plate 45: Purple Martin Plate 46: White-bellied Swallow Plate 47: Cliff Swallow Plate 48: Barn or Chimney Swallow Plate 49: Violet-green Swallow Plate 50: Bank Swallow Plate 51: Rough-winged Swallow Plate 52: Fork-tailed Flycatcher Plate 53: Swallow-tailed Flycatcher Plate 54: Arkansaw Flycatcher Plate 55: Pipiry Flycatcher Plate 56: Tyrant Flycatcher or King Bird Plate 57: Great Crested Flycatcher Plate 58: Cooper's Flycatcher Plate 59: Say's Flycatcher Plate 60: Rocky Mountain Flycatcher Plate 61: Short-legged Pewit Flycatcher Plate 62: Small Green-crested Flycatcher Plate 63: Pewee Flycatcher Plate 64: Wood Pewee Flycatcher Plate 65: Traill's Flycatcher Plate 66: Least Pewee Flycatcher Plate 67: Small-headed Flycatcher Plate 68: American Redstart Plate 69: Townsend's Ptilogonys Plate 70: Blue-grey Flycatcher