Leaves from the Book of Nature. Deer.For Full Descriptions vide the Naturalist's Library. Published by W.H. Lizars Edinburgh. S. Highley London. & W.Curry Jun.r & Co Dublin. and ssolb by all Book & Printsellers.
Lizars sc.
[Edinburgh? c. 1840.]
Coloured wood engraving. Sheet 550 x 405mm (21½ x 16"). Slight toning.
Ten illustrations of different types of deer, from the Red Deer of Scotland to the Springbok of South Africa and the Chikara of Bengal. It was printed as a salesman's sheet, used to advertise Sir William Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library', a hugely successful series of forty volumes published between 1833-1843. By choosing a small format Jardine could sell the volumes cheaply, bringing natural history to the general public.
[Ref: 30225] £280.00
[Edinburgh? c. 1840.]
Coloured wood engraving. Sheet 550 x 405mm (21½ x 16"). Slight toning.
Ten illustrations of different types of deer, from the Red Deer of Scotland to the Springbok of South Africa and the Chikara of Bengal. It was printed as a salesman's sheet, used to advertise Sir William Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library', a hugely successful series of forty volumes published between 1833-1843. By choosing a small format Jardine could sell the volumes cheaply, bringing natural history to the general public.
[Ref: 30225] £280.00