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Audubon, John James
Autograph letter signed from John Audubon addressed to Mr Lizars, dated Nov 2 1829. "I wrote to you a few days before I left Philadelphia in the latter end of Oct. acknowledging the receipt of your favour in which you requested me to write to Mr Berthaud [?] respecting the anatomical copies you have sent to him some years since..." , 4to, wax seal partially intact, lower half of outer leaf lacking
Note: John James Audubon (1785-1851) was the artist of one of the most sought after publications of all time, Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-size prints engraved by W.H. Lizars. This seminal work still represents the standard against which all bird artists are compared.