AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. The Birds of America. 428 hand-colored lithographed plates (numbers 1-210, 281-292, 294-500). Six volumes (of seven). 8vo, 259x164 mm, contemporary 1/2 calf over speckled boards, disbound, backstrips lacking, one cover lacking; moderate dampstaining throughout, although many of the better plates not significantly affected. sold as is. New York and Philadelphia: J. J. Audubon & J. B. Chevalier, 1840-44