Audubon Belted Kingfisher, first octavo edition

Updated September 24, 2026

Lot number188
Estimate200.00 - 400.00 USD
AuctionFall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera
DateOctober 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT
Auction houseQuinn's Auction Galleries
LocationFalls Church, Virginia

AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. Belted Kingfisher Alcedo Alcyon. Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen, 1840-44. Original hand-colored lithograph, 6 7/8" x 10 5/8" (sheet), matted and framed to 11" x 14 1/2". Imprint in lower margin printed in italics. Provenance: Schramm Galleries (Ft. Lauderdale, purchased 1962). Plate 255 from the first octavo edition of Audubon's Birds of America. Condition Faint even toning, not examined out of frame.

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