Gautier, Theophile; Bodmer, Karl [illus.] — Nature at Home

G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Some occasional foxing. Aeg London Bradbury Agnew & Co First UK Edition 310mm x 230mm (12" x 9"). xiii, 129pp + plates. 24 b/w double page plates + numerous other b/w illustrations. Earlier work by Gautier and Bodmer was 'Imprimerie de LIllustration', in 1870. From Van Goghs letters to Gautier 'And do you know what seems excellent to me? - that a patient should breathe fresh air from a book'. Karl Bodmer (February 6, 1809-October 30, 1893) was a Swiss painter who lived in America. He returned to Europe, where he became a French citizen, where upon he changed his name to "Charles Bodmer". Today the majority of his works are based in the USA.