Done
New York, NY, United States
Auction Details
Arader Galleries' Fall 2018 Auction
The sale features excellent examples from John James Audubon's Birds of America as well as a few plates from his Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, namely both the Male and Female Bison (Buffalo). Included also is a compelling selection of natural history watercolors, notably a gorgeous offering of original Redoute Watercolors for Les Lillies. Other highlights are fine ornithological and flora watercolors, maps and views from the 16th to the 20th century, and a intriguing offering of Western Art by Bodmer and Catlin. Finally there is a wonderful selection of rare books, specifically an amazing assortment of John Gould works.
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![Vieillot Natural History of Birds: VIEILLOT, Louis Jean Pierre (1748-1831). Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de l'Amerique Septentrionale. Paris: Chez Desray, 1807- [1808].2 volumes, folio (19-1/2 x 12-3/4 inches): half-titles,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/127361/64780874_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1536162727)



![Collot New France 1826: COLLOT, Georges Henri Victor (1751-1805). VOYAGE DANS L'AMÉRIQUE SEPT NORD, OU DESCRIPTION DES PAYS ARROSÉS PAR LE MISSISSIPI, OHIO, MISSOURI ET AUTRES RIVIÈRES AFFLUENTES [...] AVEC UN ATLAS DE](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/127361/64780878_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1536162727)

![Beyer Album of Virginia: BEYER, Edward (1820-1865). Album of Virginia. [Printed in Dresden and Berlin, copyrighted in Richmond, Virginia]. 1857-1858. (1858)AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY OF THIS SUPERB ALBUM OF LITHOGRAPHIC](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/127361/64780880_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1536162727)

![Gould Birds of Australia: GOULD, John (1804-1881). The Birds of Australia & The Birds of Australia, Supplement. London: published for the author, printed by Richard and John E. Taylor, [1840-] 1848. - London: published by the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/127361/64780882_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1536162727)
![Gould Birds of Europe: GOULD, John (1804-1881). The Birds of Europe. London: by the author, [1832]-1837. (1837)5 volumes. Folio (21 4/8 x 14 inches). 448 hand-colored lithographs by Edward Lear, and by Elizabeth Gould](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/127361/64780883_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1536162727)
![Gould Birds of Great Britain: GOULD, John (1804-1881). The Birds of Great Britain. London: Taylor and Francis for the author, [1862]-1873. (1873)5 volumes. Folio (21 4/8 x 14 4/8 inches). 5-page list of Subscribers. 367](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/127361/64780884_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1536162727)

![Gould Hummingbirds: GOULD, John (1804-1881). R. Bowdler SHARPE. A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds. [And] A Monograph of the Trochilidae or family of Hummingbirds Completed after the author's](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/127361/64780886_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1536162727)
![Gould Birds of Himalaya: GOULD, John (1804-1881). A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains. London: [for the author], 1831-[1833]. (1833).Folio (22 4/8 x 14 4/8 inches). 80 fine hand-colored lithographic plates, by and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/127361/64780887_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1536162727)

