NMLP P-035548 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-09
The Birds of America (octavo edition)
John James Audubon · J.J. Audubon (New York) and J.B. Chevalier (Philadelphia) · 1840
The sole octavo edition of Birds of America that Audubon himself issued, in 7 volumes, royal octavo (about 10 x 6 the printed price in.), sold by subscription and completed over five years: volumes I-V imprinted New York: J.J. Audubon / Philadelphia: J.B. Chevalier, dated 1840, 1841, 1841, 1842, and 1842 respectively, and volumes VI-VII imprinted New York and Philadelphia: J.J. Audubon, dated 1843 and 1844
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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-035548 for "The Birds of America (octavo edition)" by John James Audubon (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-035548, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).