JOHN JAMES AUDUBON The Watercolors for The Birds of America

New York: New York Historical Society, Villard Books, Random House, 1993. Softbound. VG. Color illustrated wraps. 302 pp., profusely illustrated in beautiful color. A pleasing and informative presentation of these selected plates, with interesting text and background material. Large format plates make this a sumptuous book. ontents as follows: Preface and Acknowledgments / Holly Hotchner -- Audubon's Drawings of American Birds, 1805-38 / Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. -- The Artist as Entrepreneur / Annette Blaugrund -- Observations of an American Woodsman: John (truncated) James Audubon as Field Naturalist / Amy R.W. Meyers -- Complexity in Creation: A Detailed Look at the Watercolors for The Birds of America / Reba Fishman Snyder -- Chronology -- Selected Watercolors and Catalog Entries / Carole Anne Slatkin -- Additional Watercolors from The New-York Historical Society -- Descriptions of Watercolors. (Inventory #: 102433)