Fine & Decorative Arts by Hoch LTD.
By Hoch Ltd
Feb 16, 2025
426 W Gay St, Suite B, West Chester, PA, United States
Our February 16th, 2025 Fine & Decorative Arts by Hoch LTD. auction features an appealing variety of objects from Greater Philadelphia and Northeast estates and collections. Fine jewelry, paintings including works by John Thornton, Robert Terry, Louis Aston Knight, John J. Inglis, and Lester Raymer, Americana including an antique Ohio Star quilt ca. 1820, Inuit and Native American sculptures and artwork, Murano and contemporary studio art glass, a single-owner collection of mortars and pestles, artwork from the Rodger LaPelle Galleries collection, modern art and design, and much more highlight the sale.

LOT 120:

John J. Audubon, The Complete Audubon, The Birds of America

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Sold for: $100
Start price:
$ 50
Estimated price :
$100 - $200
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 6% On the full lot's price and commission
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
Auction took place on Feb 16, 2025 at Hoch Ltd
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John J. Audubon, The Complete Audubon, The Birds of America
Description: Consisting of: an intact five volume set with slipcase - "The Complete Audubon" itself a 75th Anniversary Edition by the National Audubon Society in 1979, along with "The Birds Of America" 3rd reprint 1944, with the original cardboard shipping box.
Materials: Paper
Markings & Inscriptions: Marked
Date: 1979 (5 vol. set), 1944
Maker: National Audubon Society, MacMillan Co. NYC


Dimensions: 11" x 12" x 7" slipcase set, 12.25" x 9.5" Birds book.
Provenance: From a Lansdale, Pennsylvania collection.
Condition: Good condition, one volume of the set with 2 creased pages, Vol. II with tear to top of cloth spine, Birds dust jacket with minor edge wear / small creases.