AUDUBON, John James.

Letters of John James Audubon, 1826-1840.

Item #52943

AUDUBON, John James. Letters of John James Audubon, 1826-1840. Boston: Club of Odd Volumes, 1930. Two volumes. 277,[1]; 278,[1]pp. Small quarto. Half cloth and boards. Bookplate on flyleaves. Fine. Untrimmed, in patterned cloth slipcase. HOWES A388. CLARK II:181. Limited to 225 sets published for the Club of Odd Volumes. "This book represents an assortment of hitherto unpublished Audubon letters taken from the Thayer and Tyler collections. Not intended as a travel account, nonetheless the letters were written mostly by Audubon himself as he was moving about over the United States, Europe, and the high seas, and they relate travel experiences and descriptions of the local scenes" - Clark. An accompaniment to Audubon's JOURNALS, published the previous year.

Price: $550.00