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January Premier Auction: Day 2

Sat, Jan 27, 2018 09:00AM EST - Sun, Jan 28, 2018 09:00AM EST
Lot 838

The Quadrupeds of North America, Two Volumes

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
by John James Audubon and The Rev. John Bachman, New York: V. G. Audubon, 1854, Volume I and II, in publisher's deluxe brown morocco, elaborately blind-stamped and gilt-decorated, five raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, includes 100 lithographic plates (complete) after Audubon drawn on stone by William E. Hitchcock, and printed by J. T. Bowen

Condition

bookplate and front hinge starting in Volume I, front board of Volume II is detached and was badly repaired at some point, chip from the top of Volume II, wear at the extremities

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