MARUZEN-YUSHODO Facsimile Edition
The Birds of America
John James Audubon’s Birds of America, issued by W. H. Lizars and R. Havell between 1827 and 1838
Publication year: 2014
Text: English
Photographing, Artwork Creation and Printing:Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Paper Supply: Takeo Co., Ltd.
Binding: Ooiri Co., Ltd.
Limited to 100 sets
Contents
The Birds of America is a 435-page collection of illustrations of North American birds. Created by artist and natural historian John James Audubon (1785–1851), the completion of the collection took over 10 years.
In the rapidly digitizing world of publishing, we at Yushodo approached this project fully aware of the importance of producing a high quality book that will remain intact for future generations. We hope that everyone will share our view on this project as worthy of international commemoration.