A. H. Palmer — The Life of Joseph Wolf

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this enlightening biography on the life and natural history art of Joseph Wolf, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.A contemplative biography on the life and work of the natural history illustrator Joseph Wolf, a noted German illustrator who became the favourite for the likes of David Livingstone. Wolf was considered to be a pioneer in wildlife art as he drew animals in lifelike postures.Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifty-three plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Written by A. H. Palmer.Bookplate of Jabez Thompson of Abbotsford to the front paste down. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Only a few light marks to the cloth. Bookplate to the front paste down. Spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Joseph Wolf. Very Good Indeed .