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Audubon, John W., Biographical Memoir By His Daughter Maria R. Audubon

Audubon's Western Journal: 1849-1850; Being the Ms. Record of a Trip from New York to Texas and an Overland Journey Through Mexico and Arizona to the Gold-fields of California

1906

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Year of publication
1906
Place of printing
Cleveland. The Arthur H. Clark Company
Author
Audubon, John W., Biographical Memoir By His Daughter Maria R. Audubon
Edition
First edition thus.
Keyword
Travel - North America Naturalists Travels
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [25 x17 cm]; 249, [x, publisher's catalogue tipped in at rear] pp, frontis (port), plates, folding map of Audubon's route, index. original cloth is lightened by stain and has become very faded, gilt spine title lettering, tissue guard is lightly foxed, else internally clean copy, aside from faded cover its a very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Howes A390. Clark III, 268. Graff 111. Audubon, the son of the famous bird artist and ornithologist, and an artist in his right, provides a detailed travel narrative. He was part of Webb's California expedition. Originally printed in 1852, which was part of a contemplated larger work but was abandoned from lack of encouragement (Howes). the 1906 edition was expanded and re-titled.
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