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We have two editions of the double elephant folios.
The first, London: 1827-38 has plates 99.5 x 66.5 cm.
The second, N.Y.: 1860 has plates 96.5 x 64.5 cm.

Julie

At 06:44 PM 1/23/97 EST, you 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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