3 volumes. viii, 383; [2], 334; [2], vi, 348 pp. Illustrated with 155 hand-colored lithographed plates after J.J. and J.W. Audubon, drawn on stone by W.E. Hitchcock and printed and colored by J.T. Bowen & Co. of Philadelphia; tissue guards. (Large 8vo) 25.8x173 cm. (10¼x6¾"), full black morocco tooled in gilt, raised spine bands, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, rebacked with original spine leather laid down.

Famed collaboration between Audubon and his sons, John Woodhouse and Victor Gifford, and the Lutheran minister, John Bachman. They travelled through much newly explored territory, illustrating many species that are scarce or endangered today. Beautiful hand-colored plates of hares, squirrels, buffalo, wolves, deer, grizzly bears, etc. The octavo edition was first issued in parts between 1849 and 1854; V.G. Audubon published the first three octavo editions.