9720 Spring Ridge Lane     Vienna, Virginia  22182    (703) 759-5567
Ed Kenney, Manager

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 WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF AUDUBON

There will never be another John James Audubon.   America will not receive any more paintings or prints from this great naturalist and artist highlighting the discovery of our nation's birds and animals.  Today, of the approximately 180 complete copies of the Double Elephant Folio published in London by Audubon, about 120 sets survive and of these about 100 are in public institutions such as the Library of Congress and the National Gallery of Art in Washington.  These large bird prints, along with the animal folios and the miniature editions of our animals and bids are obviously limited and thus rising in price.  They represent American history in its finest sense and in coming years will be scarce.  Yet many are still within the financial means of a great body of collectors.  I simply tell my customers, "Own a piece of America's history; buy an original Audubon print."

In this catalog, you are offered some of the prints from Audubon's first great work, the large folio Birds of America; his second work, The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; and a selection from the miniature edition of the birds and animals, all original Audubon prints.  In addition, we have a selection from the Audubon Bien Edition (1858-60), as well as some prints from the works of bird artists Mark Catesby, Alexander Wilson, Johann Seligmann and John Cassin. Also offered are some excellent Audubon facsimiles from the 1972 Amsterdam Edition and the Fifty Best Watercolors from the New York Historical Society Collection.  

CONDITIONS OF SALE

Our 10-day money-back guarantee stands behind each purchase.  The prices quoted are net.  Payment by check made to Audubon Prints Ltd. Ptrs. is requested with your order.  All plates are offered subject to prior sale, and prices are subject to change without notice.  We ship FedEx or USPS and pay all insurance and postage costs.  Virginia residents must pay the state sales tax.  Prints may be reserved or questions answered by mail, e-mail or telephone. Our gallery is open by appointment only.

All prints are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and as described.  A Certificate of Authenticity is provided for all print purchases.

Ed Kenney, Manager

Member, American Historical Print Collectors Society
              National Audubon Society
              Audubon Naturalist Society, Washington, DC
              American Birding Association, Inc.

              Retired Staff Member, United States Senate

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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, OREGON, BRITISH AND RUSSIAN AMERICA

by John Cassin

We are proud to offer for the first time antique bird prints from the exceedingly scarce ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, OREGON, BRITISH AND RUSSIAN AMERICA,  First Edition, 1856. 

John Cassin (1813-1869) was a leading ornithologist of his time, and the America's first taxonomist.  Cassin drew, printed and hand-colored many of the illustrations for the Railroad Surveys as the western regions of the United States were explored.  He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842, and after John T. Bowen's death, he took control of that firm.  His ILLUSTRATIONS was intended to be a 3-volume work, but financial considerations prevented more than one volume being published.

These stone lithographs, with hand-coloring, were issued by Cassin as a supplement to John J. Audubon's THE BIRDS OF AMERICA as Audubon completed his octavo edition before he could collect many of the Western birds.  In many cases, these prints are some of the first published images of America's birds.  Most of the drawings were executed on stone by William E. Hitchcock, with some of the earlier drawings done by George G. White and transferred to stone.  All were lithographs and beautifully hand-colored by J. T. Bowen, Audubon's lithographer.

Copies of the text will accompany the prints, and images can be provided upon request.  The size of the prints is approximately 7 x 10 1/2 inches. the same as Audubon's octavo edition.  Cassin issued only one volume, a total of 50 prints, of which 10 are missing from this collection.  Experts estimate less than 100 of these sets still exist today, most of which are institutionalized.  This is Americana in its finest sense, and an important supplement to collections of Audubon's birds.

Listed below are 40 of the 50 available.  The plate numbers are followed by today's name for the bird with the name Cassin used in parentheses.  Also, when plants are present, the Latin name is given.

Plate 1 - GREEN JAY  (Mexican Jay) - Plant: Salvia Cocaines (southern part of North America)  $750

Plate 3 - BLACK-CRESTED TITMOUSE (The Black-crested Chickadee) - Plant: Philox Drummondii (North. Mexico and Calif.)  $150

Plate 4 - MONTEZUMA QUAIL (Massena Partridge)   $250

Plate 5 - HEERMANN'S GULL (The White-headed Gull)  $125

Plate 6 - STELLAR'S SEA EAGLE (Northern Sea Eagle)  $300

Plate 7 - WRENTIT (Ground Wren) - Plant: Eschscholtzin Californica (California)  $200

Plate 8 - HOODED ORIOLE (Cassin's name still in use)  $175

Plate 9 - GAMBEL'S QUAIL (Gambel's Partridge) - Plant: Prickly Pear Cactus.  $425

Plate 10 - BLACK BRANT  (Cassin's name still in use) - margin paper losses.  $125

Plate 11 - SAW-WHET OWL (Kirtland's Owl)  $350

Plate 12 - GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE (Blanding's Finch) - Plant: Nuttallia Digitalis (Calif.)  $200

Plate 13 - HOUSE FINCH (Cassin's name still in use)  $275

Plate 16 - PRAIRIE FALCON (The American Lanier Falcon)  $250

Plate 17 - BROWN TOWHEE (The Canon Finch)  $250

Plate 18 - VERMILION FLYCATCHER (Scarlet-crowned Flycatcher)  $425

Plate 19 - SCALED QUAIL (Blue Partridge or Scaly Partridge)  $375

Plate 20 - RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROW (Brown-headed Finch) - Plant: Ipomea (western species)  $175

Plate 21 - AUDUBON'S ORIOLE (Black-headed Oriole)  $425

Plate 23 - BLACK-THROATED SPARROW (Black-throated Finch) - Plant: Spirea Douglasii (western North America)  $350

Plate 25 - CACTUS WREN (Brown-headed Creeper)  $375

Plate 26 - FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Ferruginous Buzzard)  $250

Plate 27 - BLACK-TAILED GNATCATCHER (Black-headed Gnat-catcher) - Plant: Zauschneria Californica (California) $425

Plate 28 - PINYON JAY (Prince Maximilian's Jay)   $350   SOLD

Plate 29 - PHAINOPEPIA (Black Fly-catcher)  $425

Plate 31 - SWAINSON'S HAWK (Brown Buzzard)  $250

Plate 32 - WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER (Black-breasted Woodpecker) - Plant: Habrothamnus fasciculatus (Mexico)  $375

Plate 34 - NORTHERN WHEATEAR (American Stone Chat) - Plant: Abronia umbellata (western North America)  $350

Plate 35 - BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS (Cassin's name still in use)  $150

Plate 36 - GREATER ROADRUNNER (Ground Cuckoo or Prairie Cock)  $750  SOLD

Plate 37 - BLACK-WHISKERED VIREO (Long-billed Flycatcher or John-to-Whit)  $125

Plate 38 - SAVANNAH SPARROW (Long-billed Swamp Sparrow)  $150

Plate 39 - MCCOWN'S LONGSPUR (McCown's Bunting)  $150

Plate 40 - AMERICAN AVOCET (Western Avocet)  $150

Plate 41 - SWAINSON'S HAWK (Baird's Buzzard)  $175

Plate 44 - PLAIN CHACHALACA (Texan Guan)  $325

Plate 45 - CANADA GOOSE (White-necked Goose)  $450

Plate 46 - FORK-TAILED PETREL - (Gray Storm Petrel)  $150

Plate 47 - KIRTLAND'S WARBLER (Cassin's name still used) - Plant: Penstemon (Texas)  $525

Plate 49 - IMPERIAL WOODPECKER (Great-crested Woodpecker)  $750

Plate 50 - SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS (Cassin's name still used)  $325   

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