456. Audubon (John James) and Rev . John Bachman. The Quadrupeds of North America, 3 vol., 155 hand-coloured lithograph plates, plates protected by tissue guards, contemporary half green morocco, spines slightly browned, corners slightly bumped, an original wrapper bound in at end of each vol., gilt lettering, g.e.,[Sabin, 2368, Nissen I, 163], 8vo, New York, 1851-54.
est. £4000 – £5000
Bachman said of the Quadrupeds “They are the most beautiful and perfect specimens of the art. I doubt whether there is anything in the world of natural history like them, I do not believe that there is any man living that can equal them.”