Animal Portraiture. Being fifty studies by Wilhelm Kuhnert. Accompanied by a series of original articles by R. Lydekker, F.R.S.

London: Frederick Warne, 1912. First edition. With title page drawing and 50 mounted full color plates. vii, 105 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Three quarters dark green morocco and cloth boards, spine gilt. Rebacked with the original spine laid down. First edition. With title page drawing and 50 mounted full color plates. vii, 105 pp. 1 vols. Folio. A splendid assemblage of Kuhnert's superb paintings. The plates measure 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.; each is mounted on a recessed card mat, with tissue guard, and each is accompanied by a brief article on the species depicted. Subjects include both birds and animals, and range from bison to hamsters, including a number of less-than-familiar (truncated) subjects: capercaillie, Abyssinian green monkey, mouflon, spiny ant-eater, and auk. Each creature is placed in a naturalistic setting, and painted with meticulous care. (Inventory #: 323863)