E. Lesbazeilles / Joseph Wolf - Tableaux et scènes de la vie des animaux - 1877

Superb illustrated edition of 20 large wood-drawn compositions by Joseph Wolf. This naturalist popularization work combines the texts of E. Lesbazeilles with the animal illustrations by the painter and illustrator Joseph Wolf -

The book is part of the 19th-century tradition of making zoology accessible to the general public through a combination of descriptive narratives and realistic images, at a time when natural sciences are experiencing significant growth and when the observation of animal life becomes an object of educational and cultural interest -

The work offers a series of scenes and living tableaux describing the behaviors of animals in their natural habitat, emphasizing their instincts, their ways of surviving, their social relations and their interactions with the environment -

The illustrations by Joseph Wolf, renowned for their realism and anatomical precision, play a crucial role in understanding the species depicted, faithfully rendering the postures, movements and animal expressions -

E. Lesbazeilles / Joseph Wolf - Tableaux et scènes de la vie des animaux - 1877 - Librairie Hachette et Cie -
171 pages -

Good condition of the binding, work in full red cloth edition, slight signs of wear, headcaps damaged, gilding preserved, corners worn, gilded edges, smooth spine nicely decorated, titling and author’s name in gold, superb black-and-gold decor on the boards –

Good interior condition, foxing, adhesive on the first page, some fragility at the hinges, work enriched with 20 large wood-drawn compositions by Joseph Wolf, blue endpapers in good condition, a very nice copy –

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