Audubon Birds of America flies to a top two high
Billed as “the world’s most valuable illustrated book”, the ex-Duke of Portland set of Audubon’s Birds of America offered by Christie’s New York (25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) on June 14 was sold for $8.3m (£6.24m), a price only once bettered at auction.
Illustrated with 435 coloured plates, this copy of the great double-elephant folio, originally iss…