John James Audubon (Landmark Books, Number 48).

New York:: Random House, 1954.. Young Readers of America edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover; the top edge tint is light red; the spine is severely slanted, otherwise a Good book, with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Landmark endpaper style showing two-color scenes. Description: Illustrated by Christine Price. This is Number 48 in the Landmark series. The Landmark series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. ''Each of Audubon's pictures showed a life-size bird in its natural color. So true to life was each portrayal that the birds almost seemed to breathe. He would make such a record of every bird in America, the artist decided. And to that end he drove himself night and day, walking hundreds of miles through the woods to sketch some new warbler or its mate. Through it all his wife Lucy stood by him, patient and encouraging. This is the story of a man with a purpose whose monumental work has brought delight to millions.''