Tag: John James Audubon

• Friday, January 6th 2012 - 07:03 UTC

  Ten million dollars expected for auction of rare edition of “The Birds of America”

  

  A rare first edition of John James Audubon's sumptuously illustrated “The Birds of America,” depicting more than 400 life-size North American species in four monumental volumes, is going on the auction block for an estimated 7 million to 10 million dollars.

• Friday, September 10th 2010 - 03:31 UTC

  A rare copy of “Birds of America” to be auctioned could raise 15 million USD

  

  Ten years ago, a copy of painter and naturalist John James Audubon’s Birds of America was sold by Christie’s for £5.7m (8.8 million USD). On 7 December this year, another copy of the book will be auctioned by Sotheby’s, along with other rare and valuable books, letters and manuscripts.