Original Audubon Prints

<body bgcolor="#FFFFCC" link="#CC0000"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" width="620"> <tr> <td width="694"> <table width="702" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" bordercolor="#FFFFCC" height="105"> <tr> <td width="84" valign="top" height="75" align="center"> <div align="center"> <p><a href="home_page.htm"><img border="0" src="images/webelements/passpiglogo.jpg" width="63" height="78"></a></p> </div> </td> <td valign="top" width="614" height="75"> <blockquote> <p><img border="0" src="images/webelements/minniesland.gif" width="331" height="42"></p> </blockquote> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="images/webelements/audubonshome.gif" width="225" height="15"></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16" colspan="2" valign="middle" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" align="center" width="700"> <div align="left"><img border="0" src="images/webelements/logobar.gif" width="568" height="11"></div> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" width="719"> <tr> <td width="709"> <p align="center"><font color="#CC0000" face="Arial" size="4"> <i><b> We sell original Audubon prints, decorative china,<br>  color-plate and reference books.  <br> </b></i> </font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table border="1" cellspacing="3" width="650" height="122"> <tr> <td width="647" height="29"> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><u>ORIGINAL AUDUBON FOLIO BIRD PRINTS</u></b></font></p> <blockquote> <table border="0" width="650" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><a href="images/folioprints/Birdsofamerica/Black-crowned_Heron_detail2.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/folioprints/Birdsofamerica/thumbnails/Black-crowned_Heron_detail2_small.jpg" alt="Black-crowned_Heron_detail2.jpg (184212 bytes)" width="278" height="400"></a> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font size="2"> Havell Edition print, </font></b><font size="2"><b>Night Heron or Qua Bird</b></font></font> </td> <td> <p align="center"><a href="images/Bien%20Prints/Yllw-crwnd_Night_Heron_detail.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/Yllw-crwnd_Night_Heron_detail_small.jpg" alt="Yllw-crwnd_Night_Heron_detail.jpg (175644 bytes)" width="300" height="400"></a><p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font size="2"> Bien Edition print, Yellow-crowned Night Heron</font></b></font></td> </tr> </table> <blockquote> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font size="2"><a href="print_room_folio_birds.html">HAVELL EDITION</a> AND <a href="print_room_folio_birds_Bien.html"> BIEN EDITION</a> PRINTS -- RAREST AND LARGEST OF ORIGINAL AUDUBON PRINTS.  </font></b></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="images/Unusual_Prints/Wild_Turkey/whole.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Unusual_Prints/Wild_Turkey/thumbnails/whole_small.JPG" alt="whole.JPG (587777 bytes)" width="300" height="217"></a></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font size="2"> FOR UNUSUAL OR ONE-OF-A-KIND PRINTS, VISIT THE <a href="print_room_unusual_prints.html"> RARE PRINTS CORNER</a>.</font></b></font></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="4"><u>ORIGINAL AUDUBON FOLIO ANIMAL PRINTS</u></font></b></p> <blockquote> <table border="0" width="650"> <tr> <td width="348"> <p align="center"><a href="images/folioprints/Quadsofna/buffalo_detail.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/buffalo_detail_small.jpg" alt="buffalo_detail.jpg (64351 bytes)" width="250" height="207"></a></td> <td width="288"> <p align="center"><a href="images/folioprints/Quadsofna/SmallQuads/plate44whole.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/plate44whole_small2.jpg" alt="plate44whole.jpg (129651 bytes)" width="250" height="195"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="636" colspan="2"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"> From the BIG to the SMALL, a groundbreaking work in American Natural History.  These beautiful animal prints (measuring around 27 x 21 inches) start as low as $300.  <a href="print_room_folio_quads.html"><br> SEE IMPERIAL FOLIO ANIMALS</a></font></b></td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <p align="center"><u><b><font face="Arial" size="4">ORIGINAL AUDUBON OCTAVO PRINTS</font></b></u></p> <p align="center"><a href="images/octavoprints/FrkStn/278_Carolina_Parrot.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/278_Carolina_Parrot_small.JPG" alt="278_Carolina_Parrot.JPG (69377 bytes)" width="165" height="250"></a>                  <a href="images/octavoprints/Later_Editions/L252_Anna_hummingbird_crq.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/L252_Anna_hummingbird_crq_small.JPG" alt="L252_Anna_hummingbird_crq.JPG (67285 bytes)" width="170" height="250"></a></p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="left"><a href="print_room_octavo_birds.html"><u><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>OCTAVO BIRD PRINTS</b></font></u></a><b><font face="Arial" size="2">  -- 500 BIRDS -- A SMALLER AND LESS EXPENSIVE FORMAT THAN THE FOLIO BIRD PRINTS.</font></b></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p align="center"><a href="images/octavoquads/firstedition/P016_Canada_Lynx_NP.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/P016_Canada_Lynx_NP_small.JPG" alt="P016_Canada_Lynx_NP.JPG (69427 bytes)" width="250" height="185"></a>      <a href="images/octavoquads/026_Wolverine_1856.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/26_Wolverine_1856_small.JPG" alt="26_Wolverine_1856.JPG (81272 bytes)" width="250" height="169"></a></p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="left"><a href="print_room_octavo_quads.html"><u><b><font color="#CC0000" size="2" face="Arial">OCTAVO ANIMAL PRINTS</font></b></u></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><b> </b></font><b><font face="Arial" size="2">-- 155 MAMMALS - A SMALLER AND LESS EXPENSIVE FORMAT THAN THE FOLIO QUADRUPED PRINTS.</font></b></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="3">WE HAVE A NICE SELECTION OF ORIGINAL PRINTS <br> FROM OTHER 19TH CENTURY ARTISTS</font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><u><a href="print_room_Wilson_Bonaparte.html">BIRD PRINTS FROM WILSON & BONAPARTE'S AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY</a></u> --  </b></font><b><font face="Arial" size="1">IMPORTANT EARLY WORKS THAT INSPIRED AUDUBON<br> </font></b></li> <li> <p align="left"><a href="print_room_Gould_Selby_Catesby.html"><u><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>GOULD, CATESBY, AND SELBY BIRD PRINTS</b></font></u></a><b><font face="Arial" size="1">   -- GREAT EUROPEAN ORNITHOLOGICAL ARTISTS<br> </font></b></li> <li><u><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><a href="print_room_decorative_prints.html">SMALL NATURAL HISTORY PRINTS</a></b></font></u><font face="Arial" size="2">  -- </font><b><font face="Arial" size="1">EXPANDED SELECTION!</font><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><font face="Arial" size="1">INEXPENSIVE HAND-COLORED BIRD, ANIMAL, AND INSECT ENGRAVINGS.</font></b></li> </ul> <blockquote> <p align="center"><b><u><font face="Arial" size="4">WE ALSO OFFER <br> RESTRIKES, FACSIMILES, AND REPRODUCTIONS OF AUDUBON'S FOLIO BIRDS </font></u><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#0000FF">- selected prints on sale</font></b></p> </blockquote> <table border="0" width="650"> <tr> <td width="364"> <p align="center"><a href="images/Alecto/Alecto_Grt_Wht_Heron_detail.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/Alecto_Grt_Wht_Heron_detail_small.JPG" alt="Alecto_Grt_Wht_Heron_detail.JPG (538463 bytes)" width="250" height="189"></a></td> <td width="272"> <p align="center"><a href="images/Princeton/pileatedwoodpeckerdetail2.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/pileatedwoodpeckerdetail2_small.jpg" alt="pileatedwoodpeckerdetail2.jpg (130456 bytes)" width="250" height="209"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="364"><b><font face="Arial"><font size="2">  <a href="print_room_folio_birds_Alecto.html">AMNH / ALECTO AUDUBON RESTRIKES</a> - </font><font size="1">HAND-COLORED PRINTS MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL COPPER PLATES - AMONG AUDUBON'S BEST FOLIO IMAGES.  <font color="#0000FF">PRICES REDUCED ON THESE BEAUTIFUL AND IMPORTANT PRINTS</font></font></font></b></td> <td width="272"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial"> <a href="print_room_folio_birds_facsimiles.htm"> AUDUBON'S BIRD PRINTS</a> -- </font><font face="Arial" size="1">BEAUTIFUL AND AFFORDABLE FACSIMILES AND REPRODUCTIONS OF THE DOUBLE ELEPHANT FOLIO EDITION - <font color="#0000FF">A SMALL NUMBER OF SALE PRINTS AVAILABLE</font></font></b></td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <table border="0" width="650"> <tr> <td width="329"> <p align="center"><a href="images/NYHS_WC/American_White_Pelican_311.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/American_White_Pelican_311_small.jpg" alt="American_White_Pelican_311.jpg (94734 bytes)" width="168" height="250"></a></td> <td width="307"><a href="images/NYHS_WC/American_White_Pelican_036.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/American_White_Pelican_036_small.jpg" alt="American_White_Pelican_036.jpg (113607 bytes)" width="250" height="168"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="642"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"> <a href="print_room_folio_birds_NYHS.htm">AUDUBON'S WATERCOLORS</a> -- Beautiful limited edition Giclée prints of Audubon's original watercolors.</font></b></td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"> </p> <table border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" height="266" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td height="185" valign="middle"> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="4"> First visit to minniesland.com? Looking for gift ideas? Check out our <a href="home_page_guide.html"><u>quick guide</u></a> to the items we sell.</font></b> </p> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="3">Got a natural history print, book, or something else about which you are seeking <a href="attic.html"><u>information</u></a>?</font></b></p> <p align="center"><a href="audubon_portrait.htm"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/jjahrprs-10-1880-cropped_small.jpg" width="199" height="250"></a><a href="images/minnieslandphotos/jjahrprs-10-1880-cropped.jpg"><br> </a><b><font face="Arial">JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, 1785 - 1851</font></b></p> <p><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">news from and about minniesland.com<br> </font></u></i><font face="Arial" size="2">Among the most exciting items we've ever had the privilege to offer, we have a beautiful 3-volume set of <i>THE QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA</i> published by V. G. Audubon, each volume dated 1854, and each with an inscription written by John Woodhouse Audubon.  <a href="library_rare_books.html"><b><u>More information.</u></b></a></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">As usual, we have some great new Havells coming in.  Highlights include PL 336 Yellow-crowned Heron, PL 312 Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw), PL 150 Red-eyed Vireo, and PL 65 Rathbone Warbler.  full sheet prints of PL 75 Le Petit Caporal and PL 152 White-breasted Black-capped Nuthatch.  <a href="print_room_folio_birds.html"><b><u>See the new prints in the Havell area of the print room</u></b></a>.  We are happy to be able to offer several new <a href="print_room_folio_birds_facsimiles.htm"><b><u>facsimile prints of popular and hard-to-find Havell Edition images</u></b></a>, all offered for $500 or less.  (A facsimile is a full-sized reproduction.)  We have these in stock and can order more.  After a big run on octavo birds last year, we are adding new ones and encourage you to take a look at the <a href="print_room_octavo_birds.html"><b><u>octavo birds area</u></b></a> of the print room.  We have a great selection of <a href="print_room_octavo_birds_later_editions.html"><b><u>later edition octavo birds</u></b></a>, with many choices under $100. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">We are proud to be able to offer for the first time a complete octavo set of <i>THE BIRDS OF AMERICA</i> in original full leather binding.  Also available in a matching binding is a set of <i>THE QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA</i>.  The bird set is dated 1861 and was published by J. W. Audubon and Roe Lockwood and Son.  The Quads set is undated and was published by George R. Lockwood (circa 1870-1871).  Bindings are in overall very good condition with leather somewhat dry and rubbed in places.  Prints are in excellent condition, bright with occasional minor soiling. The text is generally very clean.  <font color="#CC0000"><b>SOLD</b></font>  Want to purchase an octavo set? We can help. <a href="contact_us.html"><u><b>Contact us for more information</b></u></a></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">We have a special opportunity for Audubon octavo collectors.  We now have a few complete fascicles (subscription parts) from the octavo edition of <i>The Birds of America</i> and one from <i>The Quadrupeds of North America</i>. These are the original booklets that the Audubons distributed to their subscribers.   Rare under any circumstances, these booklets are often found damaged or incomplete.  We have several available, each complete and in very good condition. <a href="print_room_octavo_birds_first_edition_fascicles.html"><b><u>See the bird fascicles.</u></b></a><b>  <a href="print_room_octavo_quads.html#fascicle">See the quadruped fascicle.</a></b></font></p> <p><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">community news - updated 2/24/2008</font></u></i><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> <font color="#CC0000"><b>UPDATED</b></font><b><font color="#CC0000">!  </font></b>Running February 13 - April 5, 2009, the New-York Historical Society is now offering the final installment of its series of exhibitions of Audubon's original watercolor paintings.  This last of five "Audubon's Aviary" exhibits is titled, <b>AUDUBON'S AVIARY: SOME THINGS OLD, SOME THINGS BORROWED, BUT MOST THINGS NEW</b>. According to the N-YHS website, "The 2009 Aviary...will examine Audubon's debts to his predecessors alongside his radical innovations, to illuminate his major contributions to the history of ornithological illustration and to the sophisticated development of watercolor as a medium."  The exhibit is outstanding, and includes commentary on each of the 40 paintings.  Also included are discussions and examples of other artists' work including Catesby, Wilson, and Selby.  Among the specific highlights are both Wild Turkeys (the painting of the female notable for its elaborate background), the magnificent Osprey, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (worth a close examination of the iridescent effect that Audubon achieved), the Yellow-breasted Chat (which includes a depiction of a bird that Audubon apparently considered too outrageous for the print), the Black-billed Cuckoo (notable for its beautiful setting in a magnolia tree), the Golden-winged Woodpecker, and the Bird of Washington (immature Bald Eagle).  <a href="https://www.nyhistory.org/web/default.php?section=whats_new&page=detail_pr&id=2103698" target="_blank"><b><u>See more information.</u></b></a> </font> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">We recently heard of two books you may want to add to your library or to that of your favorite Audubon fan. The first book is of special interest for those who are curious about Audubon's development as an artist.  <i>Audubon: Early Drawings </i>is a large-format slip-cased book (Harvard University Press, 2008), and is the winner of the 2008 PINE (Printing Industries of New England) Pinnacle Award<i>. </i> Listing for $125, this beautiful 288-page book includes illustrations of 116 early Audubon drawings now held by the Houghton Library and the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. The book includes an introduction by Richard Rhodes, scientific commentary by Scott V. Edwards, and a foreword by Leslie A. Morris describing the history of the collection, once owned by Edward Harris and purchased by him from Audubon in an act of friendship and early patronage. We are not selling this book, but it is available through online and some bricks-and-mortar bookstores, as well as from the publisher.  <a href="http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/AUDAUD.html" target="_blank"><b><u>More Information.</u></b></a></font> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Listing for $12.99, <i>The Composite Plates of Audubon's Birds of America</i> by Jeff Holt and Albert Filemyr (Booksurge.com, 2008) is for those who are deeply interested in every aspect of the Havell Edition.  The "composite plates" are thirteen prints Robert Havell made upon Audubon's instructions, each of which combined elements of two existing <i>Birds of America</i> plates into a single composition. This brief, but very interesting, book provides extensive information and photos of these rare Havell Edition prints, of which no more than a few copies were pulled.  It also includes a detailed analysis as to the how and why the plates were created, and includes 73 color illustrations (including depictions of all thirteen composite plates).  We do not sell this book, but it is available through Amazon and other online bookstores.</font> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Catesby, Audubon, and the Discovery of a New World: Prints of the Flora and Fauna of America.  </b>Running from December 18, 2008–March 22, 2009 in the Koss Gallery of the Milwaukee Art Museum.  The exhibition will feature around sixty-five prints of North American plants, birds, mammals, and reptiles, most from the Museum’s Collection. Works of Alexander Wilson and George Edwards are also included.  There will be some talks and other events associated with this exhibit, including a lecture by Richard Rhodes, author of the important biography J<i>ohn James Audubon, The Making of an American</i> (2004).  The lecture will be at 6:15 PM on January 22, 2009 with a reception and book signing to follow.  Visit <a href="http://www.mam.org/" target="_blank"><b><u>the Museum website</u></b></a> for more information.  </font> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"> Carolyn E. DeLatte's book <i>Lucy Audubon: A Biography</i>, has been <a href="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/bookPages/9780807133811.html" target="_blank"><b><u> reissued by Louisiana State University Press</u></b></a> with a new forward by Christoph Irmsher.  The LSU Press recently published <a href="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/bookPages/9780807133309.html" target="_blank"><b><u> another very interesting Audubon book</u></b></a>, this one by Danny Heitman.  Entitled <i>A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley House, </i>the book explores the events behind Audubon's very productive summer in 1821 with the Pirries of St. Francisville, Louisiana.  In May 2008, we visited Oakley Plantation.  <a href="lounge_Oakley_Plantation.html"><b><u>Read about our impressions.</u></b></a></font> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"> The traveling exhibition <a href="http://www.artservices2000.com/johjamaudex.html" target="_blank"><b><u>John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist</u></b></a> continues to tour the country.  The exhibition can be seen from now through the end of June at the Roberson Museum and Science Center in Binghamton, New York.  From there, the tour will go on to the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, MS (Sept 20 through Jan 5 2009), and the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport, LA (Feb 1 - April 30th, 2009). The tour will continue through 2011 with stops in Jackson MI, Lufkin TX, Abilene TX, Boise ID, Peoria IL, Tallahassee FL, Longmont CO, and Mobile AL. <a href="http://www.artservices2000.com/exreq.html" target="_blank"><b><u>Complete schedule of the exhibition.</u></b></a><br> <br> Our good friend, Matthew Spady, has a new website, <a href="http://www.audubonparkny.com"><b><u>AudubonParkNY.com</u></b></a>, that describes the history of the interesting and unique neighborhood that grew up around the Audubon family's Manhattan home. </font> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">We have been remiss in failing to mention until now the <a href="http://digital.library.pitt.edu/a/audubon/" target="_blank"><b><u>superb website</u></b></a> featuring the Double Elephant Folio and text of the <i>Ornithological Biography</i> that has been generously made available on the web by the University of Pittsburgh.  It is part of the Darlington Digital Library Collection and lets you get up close and personal with a full set of the Havell Edition.  Or read Audubon's text at your leisure!</font> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="home_page_news.html"><b><u>News and reviews</u></b></a> of exhibits and other events of interest to Audubon collectors.  Over time, the information in this area goes out of date, so always check to make sure the events are current before heading for a visit. Nothing new right now...  If you come across something new that collectors will enjoy, please let us know!</font> </p> <p><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">especially for collectors</font></u></i><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><br> </font></b><font size="2" face="Arial">Some visitors have kindly contributed articles, photos, or comments to our site.  Depending on content, these can be accessed from different areas of the site; you can find links to all visitor contributions in the <a href="lounge.html"><b>lounge</b></a> area. </font></p> <p><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">about our name<br> </font></u></i><font face="Arial" size="2">Find out <a href="about_our_name.html"><b><u>how we got our name</u></b></a> -- learn about Minniesland and see photos of Audubon's New York home.</font> <p align="left"><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">map of our site</font></u></i><font size="3"><br> </font><font face="Arial" size="2">See our <a href="site_map.htm"><b><u>site map</u></b></a> to find out what is where.</font> <p align="left"><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">need help?<br> </font></u></i><font face="Arial" size="2">To make it easier for visitors to find our telephone number and address, we have created a <a href="contact_us.html"><b><u>contact page</u></b></a>. This page includes a contact form for visitors, and provides links to our <a href="attic.html"><b><u>attic</u></b></a> area for those seeking information on an item in their possession. As an anti-spam measure, we no longer have our email address on the website, but your form comes to us via email -- and we email back!</font> <p align="left"><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">join ahpcs today<br> </font></u></i><font face="Arial" size="2">The American Historical Print Collectors Society is an important and vital force for the preservation of American historical prints.  Dues are low and benefits are many. Visit <a href="http://www.ahpcs.org" target="_blank"><b> the AHPCS website</b></a> for information on how to join AHPCS.  The 34th annual meeting will be held May 14th to May 16th, 2009 in Portland OR.</font> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Located in Alexandria VA in the Washington DC area.<br> Visitors welcome by appointment.</b></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="contact_us.html"><u><b><font face="Arial" size="4">CONTACT US</font></b></u></a></p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.ahpcs.org"><img border="0" src="images/webelements/ahpcslogosharp.gif" width="62" height="54"><br> </a><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>minniesland.com, LLC</b>  <br> is a member of the<br> <a href="http://www.ahpcs.org" target="_blank"><u><b>American Historical <br> Print Collectors Society</b></u></a>.</font></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p align="center"> <img border="0" src="images/webelements/copyright.gif" width="635" height="24"> <p><font size="2">Home page last updated 03.31.09</font></td> </tr> </table> </body>