{"title":"Rothschild","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"rothschild-cassowaries","title":"Rothschild's Genus Casuarius (Cassowary) - Volume with 24 Lithographs (18 Hand-colored, 4 without, \u0026 2 Maps)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eWalter Rothschild \u0026amp; John Gerard Keulemans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Monograph of the Genus Casuarius\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1900\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eVolume with 24 Lithographs (18 Hand-colored, 4 without, \u0026amp; 2 Maps)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 12 1\/2 by 10 1\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in good to excellent condition overall. There may be some toned or foxed spots to the work. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age. There is no title page present. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work: \u003c\/b\u003eThis beautiful volume on cassowaries is Walter Rothschild’s, \u003cem\u003eA Monograph of the genus Casuarius\u003c\/em\u003e It was published in by the Zoological Society of London, in London, in 1900.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is bound in half-leather with a marbled paper board inset with gilded notes. It has a gilt raised spine. This volume includes 18 colored lithographs of various cassowaries, two lithographed maps of New Guinea, and four uncolored plates. J. G. Keulemans contributed to the illustrations for the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalter Rothschild (1868-1937) was a British banker, politician and zoologist. He was a member of the Rothschild family. Throughout his life, he maintained a fascination for zoology. He traveled Europe and North Africa on zoological trips, and was known to tie zebras to his carriage on trips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ. G. Keulemans (1842-1912) is one of the most respected bird artists whose images were noted for their fine detail. He contributed to some of the best known ornithological works including those of Elliot, Buller, Dresser, and The Ibis. According to Jackson (Bird Illustrators, p. 90) “The great value of Keulemans' work as an ornithological draughtsman lay in his sureness of design of the plate and his accuracy in portraying the birds themselves. The bird figures were carefully drawn and executed down to the last scales on the feet. The feathering was neatly delineated with the different plumes receiving sympathetic treatment.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Owned by Professor William Gardner Hale, top British authority on wading birds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44121784516682,"sku":"rothschild-cassowaries","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/rothschild-cassowaries-2_-_Copy.jpg?v=1787839312"},{"product_id":"rothschild-extinct","title":"Rothschild's Extinct Birds - Volume with 44 Originally Colored Lithographs","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eWalter Rothschild\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtinct Birds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1907\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eVolume with 44 Originally Colored Lithographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 15 1\/4 by 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  There is some foxing to the text leaves. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work: \u003c\/b\u003eThis rare volume with 45 chromolithographs is from Lionel Walter Rothschild's \u003cem\u003eExtinct Birds\u003c\/em\u003e. The work was published by Hutchinson \u0026amp; Co. in London in 1907.  The work was a limited edition of 300 of which 280 sets were ever for sale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded in the work are 45 color chromolithographs. The volume bound in three quarter green marbled leather, with a gilt raised spine. The top edges of the pages are gilt.  Noted artists contributed to the work including John G. Keulemans, George Edward Lodge, Joseph Smit, and Frederick William Frohawk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work was important for it raising awareness of the extinction of species. It combined prehistoric extinctions with those of recent history. Rothschild noted \"The cause of recent extinction among birds is in most cases due directly or indirectly to man, but we also have instances of birds becoming extinct for no apparent reason whatever.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Owned by Professor William Gardner Hale, top British authority on wading birds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44121785598026,"sku":"rothschild-extinct","price":14500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/rothschild-extinct-birds.jpg?v=1787839592"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/collections\/rothschild-extinct-birds_-_Copy.jpg?v=1787852867","url":"https:\/\/trilliumrareprints.com\/collections\/rothschild.oembed","provider":"Trillium Rare Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}