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John James Audubon
Ornithological Biography, related works, and anthologies of Audubon writings
Call numbers without a location after them indicate a title is held in more than one location at LSU Libraries. See linked catalog records for details.
For anthologies focused on Audubon's connection to particular places, see under Places in Audubon's Life in this guide.
For original manuscripts in LSU Libraries connected with the text of Ornithological Biography, see under Manuscript Collections in this guide.
- Ornithological biography, or An account of the habits of the birds of the United States of America; accompanied by descriptions of the objects represented in the work entitled The birds of America byCall Number: QL674 .A9 1831 v. 1-5 LLMVC and McIlhennyPublication Date: 1831-1839First edition of the text issued to describe the species depicted in the folio edition of "The Birds of America." Volumes 1 and 2 were also issued in the United States (Philadelphia, Boston), but there were no concurrent U.S. editions of the remaining volumes.
- Ornithological biography, or, An account of the habits of the birds of the United States of America : accompanied by descriptions of the objects represented in the work entitled The birds of America byCall Number: QL674 .A9 1831A v. 1-5 McIlhennyPublication Date: 1985Facsimile reprint
- A synopsis of the birds of North America byCall Number: QL681 .A98 McIlhennyPublication Date: 1839A systematic classification of the birds depicted in the folio edition of "The Birds of America" and described in "Ornithological Biography"
- Scènes de la nature dans les États-Unis et le Nord de l'Amérique byCall Number: E165 .A923 v. 1-2 McIlhennyPublication Date: 1857French translation of selections from "Ornithological Biography." A later edition (1868) is also held.
- Delineations of American scenery and character byCall Number: E165 .A92 1926Publication Date: 1926Collected "Episodes" originally published in the first three volumes of "Ornithological Biography"
- Audubon's America : the narratives and experiences of John James Audubon byCall Number: QL31 .A9 A35Publication Date: 1940Edited by Donald C. Peattie
- Les oiseaux d'Amérique byCall Number: QL674 .A93 v. 1-2 LLMVCPublication Date: 1945Selected bird essays from "Ornithological Biography" translated into French. Edited by Edmond Bruet.
- Audubon's wildlife : with selections from the writings of John James Audubon byCall Number: QL151 .A85Publication Date: 1964
- Audubon, by himself byCall Number: QL31 .A9 A3 1969Publication Date: 1969Writings selected and edited by Alice Ford
- Audubon reader : the best writings of John James Audubon byCall Number: QL31 .A9 A34 1986 LSU-MAINPublication Date: 1986Edited by Scott R. Sanders
- Writings and drawings byCall Number: QL31 .A9 A3 1999 McIlhennyPublication Date: 1999Edited by Christoph Irmscher. Includes complete text of Audubon's journal of 1820-1821, covering his first year in Louisiana.
- The Audubon reader byCall Number: QL31 .A9 A255 2006 LLMVCPublication Date: 2006Edited by Richard Rhodes
- Audubon at sea byCall Number: QL31 .A9 A223 2022 McIlhennyPublication Date: 2022Selections from published and unpublished writings by Audubon, focusing on his observations about the Atlantic Ocean, coastal areas of North America, and sea birds.
Edited by Christoph Irmscher and Richard J. King