Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Audubon Zoo welcomed two new elephants from Buffalo Zoo this week: Surapa (age 36) and Jothi (age 3 7).The two elephants will join Audubon’s longtime elephant residents, Panya (age 54) and Jean (age 45) in their Asian Domain habitat.. 22 watching. -David Allen Sibley (author of The Sibley Guide to Birds), The Boston Globe Audubon's Elephant was the name given to John James Audubon's greatest work, The Birds of America-a folio of 435 life-size ornithological prints that would prove the most enduring depiction of birdlife in the United States. Alfred A. Knopf. Audubon, John J. and Peterson, Roger and Virginia. Audubon's Birds of America 1981 The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio Book. 15.25" x 12" x 3" Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. THE BIRDS OF AMERICA~The original Watercolor Paintings … The zoo is located in a section of Audubon Park in Uptown New Orleans, on the Mississippi River side of Magazine Street. You can also explore all of Audubon’s drawings thanks to high-resolutions scans made available by the National Audubon Society. Head turning. Over the years many authors have written entire books about the Birds of America publication. I strained over the velvet ropes, trying my best to see the ornithological Holy Grail. Audubon Zoo officials plan to acquire at least one more elephant in the future to join Panya and Jean. It doesn't say "tiny" anywhere, only in Amazon's description. 66. Hardcover $183.66 $ 183. Convert currency US$ 7.50 Shipping. The zoo covers 58 acres (230,000 m²) and is home to 2,000 animals. Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A. Audubon intended that the prints be bound together into huge, four-volume sets of books. AUDUBON QUADRUPEDS of AMERICA - Complete Set - VOLUMES I,II,&III 1849-1854. The Baby Elephant Folio, The National Audubon Society's full set of reproductions of the prints, between one third and half size and first published in 1984, … More information about this seller | Contact this seller 18. The Audubon Zoo is a zoo located in New Orleans and is part of the Audubon Nature Institute which also manages the Aquarium of the Americas. With time growing short, we got there only to find the gallery closed. Are you looking for the Elephant Painting Baby Room of 2021? Audubon's Birds of America. AUDUBON S BIRDS OF AMERICA. Some plates are out of sequence by one page.The National Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio . Audubon's Birds of America : The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio (Tiny Folios) John James Audubon, et al / Paperback / Published 1991 Out of Print - Try Used Books. Indeed, only 120 complete sets are known to exist. It is considered to be the single most valuable set of volumes in the collections of the University Library System (ULS). In 1826, still hard at work, his ambition threatened to exhaust the largesse of American aficionados and, seeking funds and fame, Audubon made his first trip to England. Vintage Collection of Bird Books Audubon and More Lot of 3. Buyer collects. This book is not a coffee table book, it isn't for scholars, it isn't so big it won't fit into a bookcase, it sits nicely in the palm of your hand, actually covering just the palm of your hand, and it is beautiful! Audubon's Birds of America: The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio. These first-hand observations are essential reading for those interested in learning about Audubon. From shop IsSheWeirdVintage. Audubon's Elephant: The Story of John James Audubon's Epic Struggle to Publish The Birds of America by Duff Hart-Davis 288pp, Weidenfeld, £18.99 . 4.6 out of 5 stars 160. Among the entries on the list of the World’s Most Expensive Books at Auction are copies of The Birds of America by John James Audubon, which sold for $11.5 million in 2010.. There’s a good reason that the book commands such high prices. Pages from the Audubon Museum’s Double Elephant Folio set of The Birds of America John James Audubon State Park Museum Collection, JJA.1971.1. or Best Offer. | Feb 26, 2013. $6,500.00. After hours researching and comparing all models on the market, we find out the Best Elephant Painting Baby Room of 2021. Very Heavy book.U.K sale only. By Richard Rhodes. Significant portions of the book are taken from Audubon’s own notes and records, and thereby provide keen insight to his work, travels, and personal life. $14.95 shipping. More Buying Choices $119.46 (31 used & new offers) Paperback Tenacious of Life: The Quadruped Essays of John James Audubon and John Bachman. About Audubon. The University of Pittsburgh is fortunate to own one of the rare, complete sets of John James Audubon’s Birds of America. The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation. 100cm x 67cm). Peterson, Roger Tory and Virginia Marie Peterson. The Donation of Audubon’s Birds of America. Creator: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Published by New York: Abbeville Press, 1981. The enormous elephant folios are on display and each day, at 3:15 pm, the staff turns one page from the book. $10.00 shipping. Free shipping. Six of Audubon's striking prints are on display in the Museum's Birds gallery. Seller Rating: Used - Hardcover. This item will ship to United States, but the seller has not specified shipping options. The book, published by the Natural History Museum in London, contains 435 large hand coloured prints of engravings by John James Audubon; an American artist and naturalist who catalogued and engraved these birds between 1825 and 1838 in an ambitious project that was the first of its kin The actual title is "The National Audubon Society BABY Elephant Folio Audubon's Birds of America." Photo: Howard Arndt/Audubon Photography Awards. LET'S face it, pictures of birds are boring. JOHN JAMES AUDUBON The Making of an American. Out of Print - Try Used Books. Shipping and handling. Audubon's Birds of America Easton Press Leather Bound Elephant Folio 1981. A few years ago I had a close encounter with an elephant folio myself. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2019-10-04 11:24:07 Boxid IA1669513 Camera FREE Shipping by Amazon. Elephant by name, elephant by nature, it's also the heaviest book in the Museum's library, weighing in at a whopping 25 kilograms. Audubon Society Book of Wild Birds Les Line(Editor), Franklin Russell (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1997 Out of Print - Try Used Books Seller Inventory # 13534 . Pages are tight and binding is crisp. Contact seller Association Member: ABAA ILAB. Audubon's Elephant was the name given to John James Audubon's greatest work, The Birds of America-a folio of 435 life-size ornithological prints that would prove the most enduring depiction of birdlife in the United States. Bald Eagle. This marvelous edition of Audubon's Birds of America displays all 435 of Audubon's brilliant handcolored engravings in exquisite reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. For more information: Audubon's Elephant by Duff Hart-Davis "Audubon: America's Rare Bird" by Richard Rhodes in Smithsonian Magazine, December 2004 $29.00. $30. Spots and marks on dust cover and age spots on some pages. 288 p. : 23 cm. The ‘double elephant folio’, as the edition became known, took its name from the double elephant paper on which it was printed, the largest size available (approx. Get it as soon as Thu, Mar 18. $189.99. by Roger Tory Peterson , Virginia Marie Peterson, et al. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for In 2002, a Birds of America set sold at auction for $8.8 million. Collection includes loose prints from Audubon books, The birds of America (double elephant folio of 1827-1838 and a subsequent octavo edition) and The viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1846-1854), as well as later reproductions of Audubon prints. Published by Abbeville Press, NY (1981) ISBN 10: 0896592316 ISBN 13: 9780896592315. 511 pp. Weighs over 15 lbs. 5 out of … The old elephant barn has been retrofitted and now houses the Zoo's orangutan collection. John James Audubon… Audubon's Birds of America: The Audubon Society's Baby Elephant Folio by Peterson, Roger Tory & Virginia Marie Peterson (Editors) Seller Possum Books Published 1981 Condition Fine … Check our ranking and reviews below. "Audubon's Elephant" tells the story of the naturalist's unlikely success in Britain as a self-exiled artist in search of the money and inspiration necessary to complete his life's work. Notably, the elephant barn, which features heated, padded floors, is designed to house up to four elephants. (Title of work: Birds of America..) Audubon, John James, 1785 … US$ 80.00. John James Audubon s original Birds of America double elephant folio was easily the finest natural history book ever published. His books were never cheap, but he probably would have been amazed at the value placed on them by modern collectors. On a quick turnaround trip to Manhattan, my friend Jason Saul rushed me to the New-York Historical Society to lay eyes on a rare copy of Audubon’s masterpiece. To make the prints, Audubon’s original watercolour images were traced in reverse onto sheets of copper, and the lines etched into the metal using acid (the intaglio process). The Double Elephant Folio, The Story of Audubon's Birds of America Waldemar H. Fries IsSheWeirdVintage. Audubon created a genre of illustration that didn’t exist before. AbeBooks.com: Audubon's Birds of America Baby Elephant Folio: this book is in excellent shape, no torn or marked pages, however, it looks like it may have had a little water damage at some point, the book is full of pictures and they are color and black and white, jacket is torn on the back cover in the middle. The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio: Audubon's Birds of America. or Best Offer . The book were never cheap, but he probably would have been amazed at the value placed on by! 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