A rare copy of audubons birds of america heads to auction to. All 435 illustrations from john j audubons birds of america are. Audubons birds of america coloring book by john james. Audubons birds of america coloring book rod and staff. Though these books are advertised as being suitable for all coloring mediums, i find that using colored pencils does not. American flamingo, purple finch, screech owl, brown pelican my state bird, robin, whitethroated sparrow, brown thrasher, and, of course, the wild turkey. Printed between 1827 and 1838, it contains 435 lifesize watercolors of north american birds havell edition, all reproduced from handengraved plates, and is. The birds of america is a book by naturalist and painter john james audubon, containing. A factfilled coloring book start exploring paperback october 1, 1995 by george s. Printed between 1827 and 1838, it contains 435 lifesize watercolors of north american birds havell edition, all reproduced from handengraved plates, and is considered to be the archetype of wildlife illustration. This is a top quality, richly detailed coloring book, printed on high quality watercolor paper. Audubons birds of america coloring book miller pads and. On june 14, one of the worlds most expensive books, john james audubons doubleelephant folio of the birds of america, will go to auction in new. New dover publicationsaudubons birds of america coloringdover publicationsaudubons birds of america coloring book.
The quality of the paper certainly surpasses that of most common coloring books. Kennedy from originals by john james aububon 17851851, the most famous american painternaturalist. Driggs illustrator see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. As part of my research for the lost bird project, i was graciously given access to the audubon double folio housed in the rare books library at. Fullpage coloring guides are shown opposite john james audubons original illustrations from his masterwork birds of america. Audubons birds of america coloring book paperback june 1, 1974 by john james audubon author. Audubon funded the costly printing project through a. Birds of america postcard colouring book english and german edition german paperback april 15, 2016. We are an educational supply company that sells art supplies, educational books, penmanship paper, art paper, wikki stix, games and much more.
The pictures have been faithfully redrawn by paul e. John james audubons birds of america is a portal into the natural world. Audubons birds of america coloring book audubon, john james on amazon. He got his extraordinary fourvolume birds of america published in london in 1827 and followed it up with several related works.
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