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9. Audubon, John James, F. R. S. (&c, &c.)» an ^ Bachman, The 

 Rev. John, D. D. (&c, &c.) : 



The Quadrupeds of North America. 3 vols., royal 8vo., with 

 155 lithographic colored plates. Published by V. G. Audubon, 

 New York, 1856. 



The third and, so far as known, the last octavo edition of 

 text and plates. Issued like the two preceding in 31 Parts; 

 According to Rev. Mr. E. L. Shettles, of Brenham, Texas, who 

 has furnished me with data concerning this hitherto unnoticed 

 edition, the plates bear the legend: "Drawn on stone by 

 Hitchcock." 

 10 (8). Audubon, John James, F. R. S. (&c, &c): 



The Birds of America, from Drawings made in the United 

 States and their Territories. Vols. I-VII, royal 8vo. Pub- 

 lished by V. G. Audubon, (R. Craighead, printer and stereo- 

 typer; 52 Vesey Street, New York, 1856. 



The second octavo edition of Audubon's Birds, with 500 

 plates, but now appearing for the first time with colored back- 

 grounds. According to Rhoads (loc. cit.) several of the plates 

 were redrawn for this edition; the pagination is identical with 

 that of the first edition, "but the text has been reset in a 

 slightly different style of type." 

 11. Audubon, John James, F. R. S. (&c, &c): 



The Birds of America, from Drawings made in the United 

 States and their Territories. Vols. I-VII, royal 8vo., with 

 500 colored lithographic plates. Issued by V. G. Audubon. 

 Roe Lockwood & Son, 411 Broadway. New York, 1859. 



The third octavo edition of the text and plates of the Birds. 

 On the second page of volume 1 appears : " Entered according to 

 Act of Congress 1839 by J. J. Audubon, in the clerk's office of 

 the district court of the United States for the Southern district 

 of New York," and in the lower left hand corner the follow- 

 ing: "R. Craighead, Printer, Stereotyper, and Electro typer, 

 Caxton Building, 81, 83, and 85 Centre St." According to 

 Rev. Mr. Shettles, who possesses a copy of this unnoticed 

 edition, the paging of the respective volumes (omitting front 

 matter, which is presumably the same as in No. 4 of the pre- 



