{"product_id":"john-james-audubon-autograph-birds-of-america-title-plate-signed-psa","title":"JOHN JAMES AUDUBON Autograph \"BIRDS OF AMERICA\" Title Plate Signed * PSA","description":"\u003cpre data-hook=\"description\" class=\"skK8UF\" style=\"border: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; text-overflow: ellipsis;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" color=\"#0039f3\" size=\"6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE SIGNED TITLE PAGE TO AUDUBON'S 11.5 MILLION DOLLAR SET\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal;\"\u003eExplorer, Naturalist and Artist, JOHN JAMES AUDUBON exceedingly scarce signed and inscribed title plate page from his seminal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal;\"\u003eBirds Of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal;\"\u003e Vol 1 (R. Havell), 1844. In full, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Purchased by E.B. Little Esq. at New York March 4, 1844, from his well wisher, John J. Audubon\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal;\"\u003e, on paper watermarked 'J. Whatman 1836'. This is just one of only 2 signed title pages we have been able to locate that have come to market in the last two decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal;\"\u003eDouble Elephant Folio sheet size appx. 38\" x 26\", the largest paper sheets available at the time. Dimensions as matted, appx. 32 x 20\". Page is mounted to mat. Includes PH-neutral backer cut to the same size as the mat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003eThe Birds of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e is a book by naturalist a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003end painter John James Audubon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#202122\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); white-space: normal;\"\u003e, containing illustrations of a wide variety of birds of the United States. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003eThe work consists of 435 hand-coloured, life-size prints\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e, made from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003eengraved plates. It includes images of five extinct \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003ebirds and three possibly extinct birds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(4, 0, 14); letter-spacing: 0.32px;\"\u003e\u003cfont\u003eA total of 435 prints were published from Audubon's paintings. These are copperplate engravings printed on high quality D\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont\u003eouble Elephant Folio\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont\u003e size wove paper with a watermark (either J. Whatman or J. Whatman Turkey Mill\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont\u003e, followed by the year). These plates (commonly referred to as the \"Havell Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont\u003e\") are known for the exquisite and unsurpassed beauty and details in the images, and the fresh vibrant colors.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003et is thought that no more than 120 complete sets exist today. I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003en March 2000, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003ea copy of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003eThe Birds of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e sold at Christie's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003efor $8.8 million, while another sold in 2010 at Sotheby's for a record $11.5 million – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003ea record for any book at auction at the time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal;\"\u003eGUARANTEED GENUINE. The Audubon inscribed page has been thoroughly examined and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA\/DNA EXPERT EXAMINATION. An investment-quality acquisition for any collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; white-space: normal;\"\u003eCondition is as shown, with toning, wrinkles, folds and stains consistent with age, use, handling and storage. Please review photos carefully for exact condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\"\u003eBuy with confidence – we are among eBay's elite \"most reputable sellers\" of authentic historic autographs and artifacts since 1998 with 100% positive feedback! Please view our exceptional feedback and ratings, and our additional historic autograph and artifact auctions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal;\"\u003eOwn a one of a kind, original piece of Art history! The perfect acquisition for the Art, Nature, Autograph or History collector. An exceptional investment opportunity, and a truly rare and remarkable find. A must have addition for any truly exceptional autograph collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSold as is, as shown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: rgb(56, 56, 56); white-space: normal; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e","brand":"Signaturist-Ink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49488878305520,"sku":"336511343820","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/5948\/2096\/files\/10_22d42df0-1180-4495-a04b-4d6f45841204.jpg?v=1774992233","url":"https:\/\/signaturist-ink.com\/products\/john-james-audubon-autograph-birds-of-america-title-plate-signed-psa","provider":"Signaturist-Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}