Original Audubon Royal Octavo Birds 1840-1871 App 7 x 10 inches Please note:  We are improving our Octavo display.  Below is a listing of original octavos currently available through this website and our sister site through The New York Times.  Main thumbnail gallery on Facebook More octavo bird galleries - Click here Please call 908-510-1621 to order. PRICE LIST Plate Title Edition Matted? Price 1 California Turkey Vulture 1 Matted 750 5 Harris's Buzzard 1 400 6 Common Buzzard 1 450 7 Red-tailed Buzzard 1 700 8 Harlan's Buzzard 1 SOLD 8 Harlan's Buzzard 1 350 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 550 10 Broad-winged Buzzard 1 550 11 Rough Legged Buzzard 1 350 12 Golden Eagle 2   750 13 Washington Sea Eagle Matted 950 19 Iceland or Gyr Falcon 2 2250 21 Pigeon Hawk 1 400 21 Pigeon Hawk 2 Matted 550 22 Sparrow Hawk 1 1250 23 Gos Hawk 1 200 23 Goshawk 1 375 23 Gos Hawk 1 400 24 Cooper's Hawk 1 400 25 Sharp Shinned Hawk 1 375 29 Little Night Owl 1 400 29  Little Night Owl  2  Matted  450  30 Columbian Day Owl 2 Matted 450 32 Tengmalm's Night Owl 1 400 32 Tengmalm's Night Owl 2 Matted 450 33 Little or Acadian Owl 1 400 34 Barn Owl 2 Matted 750 35 Great Cinereous Owl 1 1500 36 Barred Owl 1 1500 41 Chuck Will's Widow 1 950 41 Chuck Will's Widow 1 850 41 Chuck Will's Widow 2 Matted 1300 42 Whip-poor-will 1 1250 44 American Swift 1 400 45 Purple Martin 1 900 48 Barn or Chimney Swallow 1 850 52 Fork-tailed Flycatcher 1 785 56 Tyrant Flycatcher       57 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 450 72 Canada Flycatcher 1 350 73 Bonapartes Flycatching Warbler 1 350 74 Kentucky Flycatching Warbler 1 300 74 Kentucky Flycatching Warbler 1 375 75 Wilson's Flycatching Warbler 1 350 78 Black-poll Warbler 1 400 84 Black-throated Green Wood Warbler 1 450 86 Cerulean Warbler 1 700 87 Bachman's Wood Warbler 1 800 96 Black & Yellow Warbler 1 750 114 Black & White Creeping Warbler 1 250 114 Black & White Creeping Warbler 2 Matted 400 115 Brown Tree Creeper 1 SOLD 118 Bewick's Wren 1 SOLD 123 Marsh Wren 1 600 130 Chestnut-crowned Titmouse 1 400 132 American Golden-crested Kinglet 1 450 134 Common Bluebird 1 1600 141 Ferruginous Mocking Bird 1 1000 141 Ferruginous Mocking Bird 2 Matted 1150 145 Tawny Thrush 1 200 151 Shore Lark 1 400 152 Lapland Lark Bunting 1 160 152 Lapland Lark Bunting 1 400 155 Snow Lark Bunting 1 400 156 Black-throated Bunting 1 350 159 Bay-winged Bunting Matted 650 166 Canada Bunting, Tree Sparrow 1 350 171 Lazuli Finch       176 Bachman's Pinewood Finch 1 250 177 Lincoln's Pinewood Finch 1 400 177 Lincoln's Pinewood Finch 1 300 178 Mealy Redpoll Linnet 1 250 192 White Throated Finch 1 525 200 Common Crossbill 1 425 205 Rose-breasted Song  1 750 206 Black-headed Song Grosbeak 1 500 211 Wandering Rice Bird (Bob O-Link) 1 300 212 Common Cow Bird 1 SOLD 213 Saffron Headed Marsh Blackbird 1 500 217 Baltimore Oriole or Hang Nest 1   2800 218 Bullock's Troupial 1 425 219 Orchard Oriole 1   500 222 Rusty Crown Blackbird 1 200 223 Meadowlark 1 900 223 Meadowlark 1 1300 224 Raven 1   1000 224 Raven 1 Matted 1200 226 Fish Crow 1 300 227 Common Magpie 1 400 228 Yellow-bellied Magpie 1 550 231 Blue Jay 2 Matted 1200 233 Florida Jay 1 1600 241 Warbling Vireo 1 400 244 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 1200 249 Brown-headed Nuthatch 1 325 254 Ruff-necked Hummingbird 1 900 256 Ivory-billed Woodpecker 2 Matted 1200 258 Canadian Woodpecker 1 425 258 Canadian Woodpecker 2 Matted 550 259 Phillip's Woodpecker 1 450 259 Phillip's Woodpecker 1 450 259 Phillip's Woodpecker 2 Matted 600 260 Maria's Woodpecker 1 450 261 Harris's Woodpecker 1 450 261 Harris's Woodpecker Matted 600 262 Hairy Woodpecker 1 500 262 Hairy Woodpecker 1 500 262 Hairy Woodpecker Matted 650 264 Red-cockaided Woodpecker 1 650 264 Red-cockaided Woodpecker 1 650 265 Audubon's Woodpecker 1 450 265 Audubon's Woodpecker 2 Matted 500 266 Red-breasted Woodpecker 1 425 266 Red-breasted Woodpecker 1 500 266 Red-breasted Woodpecker Matted 650 267 Yellow-bellied Woodpecker 1 750 268 Artic Three-toed Woodpecker 2 Matted 525 269 Banded Three-toed Woodpecker 2 550 270 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 1400 271 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 1100 272 Lewis' Woodpecker 1 400 272 Lewis' Woodpecker 1 450 279 Band Tailed Dove 650 285 Passenger Pigeon 1   3000 289 Common American Partridge 1 1300 291 Plumed Partridge 1 550 294 Canada Grous 1 500 295 Dusky Grous 1 430 296 Pinnated Grous 1 1400 296 Pinnated Grous 2 Matted 1500 297 Cock of the Plains 1 575 299 Willow Ptarmigan 1 350 301 Rock Ptarmigan 1 500 301 Rock Ptarmigan Matted 600 302 White-tailed Ptarmigan 1 500 302 White-tailed Ptarmigan 2 Matted 600 304 Common Gallinule 1 500 305 American Coot 1 200 306 Sora Rail 1 250 307 Yellow-breasted Rail 2 Matted 300 308 Least Water Rail 1 200 309 Great Red-breasted Rail 1 250 313 Whooping Crane 2 Matted 2500 314 Whooping Crane (Young) 2 Matted 2000 319 Wilson's Plover 1 400 320 American Ring Plover 1 475 321 Piping Plover 1 475 323 Turnstone 1 550 326 Townsend's Oyster Catcher 1 500 327 Bartramian Sandpiper 1 550 331 Buff breasted Sandpiper 1 350 334 Long-legged Sandpiper 1 400 336 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 450 337 Little Sandpiper 1 500 340 Hyperborean Phalarope 1 500 342 Spotted Sandpiper 1 500 343 Solitary Sandpiper 1 500 345 Tell-tale Godwit Snipe 1 500 347 Semipalmated Snipe Willet 1 500 347 Semipalmated Snipe Willet 2 Matted 650 353 American Avocet 2 Matted 450 354 Black-necked Stilt 1 500 355 Long-billed Curlew 1 2250 355 Long-billed Curlew 1 2600 355 Long-billed Curlew 2 550 358 Glossy Ibis 2 Matted 850 359 Scarlet Ibis Matted 2000 360 White Ibis 1 1250 361 Wood Ibis 1 1450 362 Roseate Spoonbill 2 900 362 Roseate Spoonbill 1 Matted 2950 363 Black-crowned Night Heron or Qua Bird 1 1400 364 Yellow Crowned Night Heron 2 Matted 850 368 Great White Heron 1 2450 369 Great Blue Heron 2 1475 370 American White Egret 2 Matted 2400 371 Reddish Egret 2 Matted 850 374 Snowy Heron Matted 2750 375 American Flamingo 2 1600 375 American Flamingo 1 3250 375 American Flamingo 2 Matted 2300 377 Hutchins' Goose 1 625 378 Barnacle Goose 1 625 378 Barnacle Goose 1   625 379 Brant Goose 1 550 380 White-fronted Goose 1 500 381 Snow Goose 1 650 382 Trumpeter Swan 675 382 Trumpeter Swan 1 1500 382 Trumpeter Swan 1 1600 383 Trumpeter Swan (Young) 1 1300 383 Trumpeter Swan (Young) 1 1800 384 American Swan 1 2150 385 Mallard Duck 1 2850 385 Mallard Duck 2 775 386 Dusky Duck 1 225 386 Dusky Duck 1 550 387 Brewer's Duck 1 500 388 Gadwall Duck 1 700 389 American Widgeon 1 625 391 Wood Duck 1   2800 391 Wood Duck Matted 2750 392 American Green-winged Teal 1 725 394 Shoveller Duck 2 400 394 Shoveller Duck 1 1000 395 Canvass Backed Duck 2 775 396 Red-headed Duck 1 400 397 Scaup Duck 1 SOLD 398 Ring-necked Duck 1 550 398 Ring-necked Duck Matted 700 399 Ruddy Duck 1 450 400 Red Duck 1 450 401 Velvet Duck 1 450 401 Velvet Duck Matted 600 402 Black or Surf Duck 1 450 403 American Scoter Duck 1 450 405 Eider Duck 1 1400 406 Golden Eye Duck 1 650 407 Western Duck 1 450 408 Buffed-headed Duck 1 600 409 Harlequin Duck 1 500 412 Red-breasted Merganser 1 950 413 Hooded Merganser 1 500 414 White Merganser/Snow White Nun 1 450 416 Double-crested Cormorant 1 650 419 Violet-green Cormorant 1 450 420 American Anhinga 1 1250 422 American White Pelican Matted 3200 422 American White Pelican 1 2850 422 American White Pelican 2 1300 423 Brown Pelican 1   2800 423 Brown Pelican  1 1950 423 Brown Pelican  2 1000 424 Brown Pelican (Young) 1 2000 426 Booby Gannet 1 400 429 Cayenne Tern 1 450 431 Sandwich Tern 1 700 431 Sandwich Tern Matted 850 441 Fork-tailed Gull 1 400 442 Bonaparte's Gull Matted 500 443 Black-headed Gull 1 400 444 Kittewake Gull 1 400 445 Ivory Gull 1 400 446 Common American Gull, Ring-billed Gull 1 500 447 White-winged Silvery Gull 1 400 448 Herring or Silvery Gull 1 500 449 Glaucus Gull-Burgomaster 1 400 454 Dusky Albatross 1 SOLD 455 Fulmar Petrel 1 400 463 Large-billed Puffin 1 950 467 Curled-crested Phaleris 1 400 477 Black-throated Diver 1 1300 478 Red-throated Diver 1 1300 479 Crested Grebe 1 250 483 Pie Billed Dobchick 1 200 489 Missouri Meadow Lark 1 300 494 Missouri Red Moustached Woodpecker 1 500 495 Nuttall's Whip-poor-will 1 550 496 Texan Turtle Dove 1 450 497 Western Shore Lark 1 500 498 Common Scaup Duck 1 500 498 Common Scaup Duck 2 650 When the production of the double elephant prints was nearing its completion, Audubon began a new undertaking.  This was to be a miniature edition of the Birds of America, accompanied by text.  This work is often termed The Royal Octavo Edition, the octavo referring to the size of the paper being about 1/8 the size of a normal folio, or about 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches.   Audubon himself called it "The Birds in Miniature" and you will also hear it simply being termed the 'miniatures'.  It was produced in Philadelphia, USA, by John T. Bowen. Octavo editions were reductions of originals, this being accomplished through the Camera Lucida process, which through the use of a prism, allowed Bowen to project a reverse image of the original print in reduced size onto the smaller stone. (These were stone lithographs, not copper plate engravings) The first edition, and the most sought after by collectors of the miniatures, was published in 1840-44. About 1,198 sets of the first edition were produced. It was printed and colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia, although plates 136 - 150 were done by Endicott in New York. The publisher of the first edition was Audubon himself in New York, and J. B. Chevalier in Philadelphia. Other octavo editions of the birds followed the death of Audubon in 1851, these being dated: 1856 and published by Victor G. Audubon; 1859 also published by Victor Audubon using Roe Lockwood and Son of New York; 1860 also by Victor Audubon and Lockwood; 1861 by John Woodhouse Audubon and Lockwood; 1863 (no information available); 1865 by John Woodhouse Audubon, New York; and 1871 by George R. Lockwood. Plate 233, Florida Jay Plate 369, Great Blue Heron Plate 375, American Flamingo Plate 423, Brown Pelican