John James Audubon's "The Birds of America" : the Duke of Portland set (catalogue for an auction sale conducted by Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc., New York, 20 January 2012)
New York, Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc., 2012
(28 cm), 89 (1) pp., illustrations (most in colour, some folding). 1 lot. Publisher’s printed cloth boards, pictorial dust jacket. - Sale of the Audubon acquired c. 1838 by William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland (1768-1854). The set realised $7,922,500. ¶ As new.
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- Subjects
- Auction sale catalogues - Books - 2012
- Book illustration - Artists, American - Audubon (John-James), 1785-1851
- Prints - Artists, American - Audubon (John-James), 1785-1851
- Science books - Ornithology - Audubon (John-James), 1785-1851
- Authors/Creators
- Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. (New York)
- Artists/Illustrators
- Audubon, John-James, 1785-1851
- Owners
- Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of, 1768-1854
- Auction date
- 20120120
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