Guide to Collecting John James Audubon Prints. This artwork presents beautifully with rich color. John James Audubon's Birds of America is a portal into the natural world.Printed between 1827 and 1838, it contains 435 life-size watercolors of North American birds (Havell edition), all reproduced from hand-engraved plates, and is considered to be the archetype of wildlife illustration. BY Erin McCarthy. ... 1946 "Birds of America" by John James Audubon. Spine is not real tight, but pages are all attached. The four-volume masterpiece could raise $8-12 million, potentially setting a record value for John James Audubon's crowning achievement. No marks or writing inside, but a pasted label inside front cover. The Birds of America is one of the best known natural history books ever produced and also the most valuable - a complete set sold at auction in December 2010 for GBP7.3 million, which is a world record for a book. Title and Author/Editor: The Birds of America (John James Audubon) Genre: Reference: Offered in Catawiki's Book Auction (Collections): Ornithology; John James Audubon - The Birds of America - 1946. MacMillan publication with 435 reproductions after the original edition from 1730. I am wondering as to its true value. Item Details. Published February 10th 1985 by Random House Value Publishing Hardcover, 154 pages Author(s): John James Audubon, Roger Tory Peterson. Find unreal value with everything starting at $1. August 1 – President Harry Truman signs the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 , which establishes the United States Atomic Energy Commission . The watercolors for The birds of America (Hardcover) Published January 1st 1997 by Barnes & Noble Books / New … The 19th century masterpiece, replete with — count ’em — 435 hand-colored illustrations, has long been considered a crucial document about U.S. natural history. ... Another copy of Birds of America, this one leather-bound and from the library of … I just recently bought the 1946, fifth printing of the book, “Birds of America” at a yard sale. No Jacket. The white paper is somewhat stiff, like a card stock. The Birds of America Fifth Printing by John James Audubon Publisher: Macmillan, 1946, Fifth Printing Burgundy cloth boards, corners bumped with tear on right lower corner. Good. How about this for a nice nest egg: John James Audubon’s Birds of America netted over $10 million at auction Tuesday night, making it the world’s most expensive published book.. The Book So Big It Needed Its Own Furniture. Culture A Rare Copy of Audubon’s ‘Birds of America’ Heads to Auction to Benefit Conservation . The life’s work of both a lover and observer of birds and nature. A uniquely curated, carefully authenticated and ever-changing assortment of uncommon art, jewelry, fashion accessories, collectibles, antiques & more. Estimate: $50 - $100 Description: John James Audubon Plate 4, Caracara Eagle from his work The Birds of America. This book comes from a large library collection of an elderly person.