Five (5) Audubon / Amsterdam Edition elephant folio lithographs. This group includes 1- Fulmar Petrel. 2- Bohemian Chatterer. 3- Kittiwake Gull. 4- Snow Bunting. 5- Yellow Red Poll Warbler All unframed on woven paper with watermark, each elephant folio size 26.5"h x 39.5"w overall size. PROVENANCE: The Estate of a Charleston, South Carolina Art Dealer / Gallery Owner. ***These can be rolled in tubes for shipping*** In October 1971, employing the most faithful printing method available, the best materials and the ablest craftsmen of their age, the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., in conjunction with the Johnson Reprint Corporation of New York, set out to produce the finest possible limited edition facsimile of the greatest bird book ever printed: the Havell edition of John James Audubon's well-loved "Birds of America". The original Havell edition was published on hand-made rag paper and the publishers were determined that the paper of their edition should match the original. Unhappy with the commercially available papers, they turned to the traditional paper manufacturers G. Schut & Zonen (founded in 1625), who, using 100% unbleached cotton rags, were able to produce a wove paper of the highest quality, with each sheet bearing a watermark unique to the edition: G. Schut & Zonen [JR monogram] Audubon [OT monogram]. The publishers completed their task late in 1972 and the results of these labours are now known as the "Amsterdam Audubon." 250 copies were published and sold by subscription, with the plates available bound or unbound. Given all this careful preparation, it is not surprising that the prints have the look and feel of the original Havell edition.

good, fold to margin of Warbler