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D. APPLETON C^ COMPANY 

 announce the publication of a monu- 

 mental achievement in literature, the 

 first complete, accurate biography of 



AUDUBON 



THE NATURALIST 



By FRANCIS HOBART HERRICK, Ph.D., D.Sc. 



Professor of Biology in the Western Reserve University 



This work has been prepared after years of 

 research by an eminent ornithologist and 

 Audubon admirer. It contains the first 

 authentic record of Audubon's birth and ante- 

 ' cedents and a wealth of hitherto unpublished 

 material regarding the life and romantic 

 career of America's pioneer naturalist. The 

 complete history of Audubon's life is a story 

 of rare interest. Every bird-lover will delight 

 in it. 

 TWO VOLUMES SUMPTUOUSLY ILLUSTRATED 



The work is illustrated with plates in full color of Au- 

 dubon's birds, photogravure portraits, and many half- 

 tones of scenes of Audubon's life, examples of his work, 

 portraits of contemporaries, etc. There are also many 

 reproductions of rare letters and documents. Printed 

 on special paper and attractively bound in blue cloth, 

 gilt tops, rough cut edges. In a box. ^7.50 net per set. 



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