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Birds of America

199.99 €
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Birds of America
199.99 €
This is the first Russian edition of the most expensive circulating book in the history of printing.
in the history of printing. A major work by the outstanding American
Birds of America" by the outstanding American artist and animalist James Audubon is a rare in beauty
and authentic colorized engravings. They were created by the master for 12 whole years.
This album has long since become a recognized rarity, a unique example of
of 19th-century book art. Suffice it to say that the cost
of the original engravings from the first edition (which was only 200 copies)
exceeds a million dollars per piece. And this album contains as many as 435
illustrations.
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