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Audubons on the move

On February 12, 2013 By

One of the last (but not least!) collections to move during our Big Move was our set of John James Audubon’s Birds of America. The Rubenstein Library is fortunate to have a complete double elephant folio set, published between 1827 and 1838. Only 120 sets are known to exist. [...]

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New Audubon Birds on Display

On March 11, 2010 By

We’ve just turned the pages of our double elephant folio edition of John James Audubon’s Birds of America.

This month, stop by the RBMSCL’s reading room (103 Perkins) during open hours to view these new prints:

• Red-headed Woodpecker (Picus erythrocephalus)
• Hooping Crane (Grus americana; [...]

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New Audubon Pages on Display

On February 26, 2010 By

Every month, RBMSCL staff members turn the pages of the four volume double elephant folio set of John James Audubon’s Birds of America. This keeps the rare volumes from developing “preferential openings”—tendencies to open to one particular page that often result when books are on display for long periods of time.

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