The art of natural history : animal illustrators and their work / by S. Peter Dance
1978, First Edition. London : Country Life Books. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.Includes previous owner's signature. Item #349589
ISBN: 0879510773
Physical description; 224 p. : ill.(some col.), facsims. ; 35 cm. Contents; Part 1. The prehistory of animal art -- The early illustrated book -- Into the light -- A comedy of animals -- The nineteenth-century background -- The lithographic revolution -- Part 2. Mirrors to ourselves -- Life! Life! Life! -- Through the microscope -- Going popular. Subjects; Animal painting and illustration History. Animals in art History. Animals Drawing. Zoological illustration History. Illustration. Zoological illustration. Zoological illustration History. Arts. Zoological illustration. History. Illustrators. Animals in art. Fine books and pictures. Drawings Special subjects Animals, (ca. 1550 - ca. 1900). Drawings (ca. 1550- ca. 1900) Special subjects Animals. Illustration. Natural History in Art. Genre; History.
Price: €60.00