{"product_id":"9780873282178","title":"John James Audubon and The Birds of America: A Visionary Achievement in Ornithology Illustration","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn James Audubon's sumptuous four-volume edition of \u003ci\u003eBirds of America, \u003c\/i\u003epublished between 1827 and 1838, contains 435 hand-colored life-size prints of 1,065 individual American birds. A glorious union of science and art, it remains an unequaled achievement in ornithology illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn tracing Audubon's quest to produce this groundbreaking work, Vedder draws on the artist and naturalist's own writings and the latest scholarship on his life and on \u003ci\u003eBirds of America. \u003c\/i\u003ePlates from the Huntington Library's double-elephant folio are reproduced in color, including the wild turkey, Baltimore oriole, bald eagle, and (once presumed extinct) ivory-billed woodpecker. Vedder provides with each plate a commentary on the unique characteristics of the species depicted, based on Audubon's own observations in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Huntington Library Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008908214512,"sku":"9780873282178","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780873282178_p0.jpg?v=1763840566","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780873282178","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}