Birds were "the objects of my greatest delight," wrote John James Audubon (1785-1851), founder of modern ornithology and one of the world's greatest bird painters.
First published in 1869, the book covers his coming to America, the difficulties he ROBERT BUCHANAN (1841-1901) was born in England and educated in Glasgow.
500 original color plates. Orig. $100.00.
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