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Laura, For what it may be worth, in "The double elephant folio, story of
Audubon's Birds of America" by Waldeman Fries, on p. 346 it says that
double elephant size paper is 39 1/2 x 26 1/2. Hope this helps. Joann
Joann D. Olson, Librarian
Wertz Art & Architecture Library
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056
(513) 529-1905 [log in to unmask]
Joann
On Thu, 23 Jan 1997, Laura Rose wrote:
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> Can anyone put their fingers on the dimensions of the elephant
> folio of John James Audubon's BIRDS OF AMERICA? The books I
> have are happy to tell me that the largest of the four volumes
> weighed 56 pounds (!!!), but none answer my question about
> actual size of the prints or volumes themselves.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Laura Rose
> Librarian
> National Sporting Library
> Middleburg, Va.
>
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