The Book of Antelopes – In Four Volumes – Sclater, Philip Lutley and Oldfield, Thomas

Vol I. xxv +220 pp. 1894 – 1900, Vol II. v + 194 pp. 1896 – 1897, Vol III. v + 245 pp. 1897 – 1898, Vol IV. v + 242 pp. 1899 – 1900. “This magnificent work was originally conceived by the late Sir Victor Brooke, “under whose supervision the greater number of the plates and other illustrations were prepared.” Sir Victor died in 1891, “when still in the prime of life… leaving his great work still unfinished, and represented mainly by a series of over a hundred lithographic plates, which… have formed the basis of the present work. The MSS…. were also kindly placed at my disposal by the family,” but an entirely new work had to be written by Mr. Sclater and Mr. Thomas, the latter contributing ” the synonomy and scientific descriptions,” and the former ” the ordinary letterpress.”” (Mendelssohn, South African Bibliography volume. 2,(1957) pg. 292). Illustrated with 100 full page, hand coloured lithographs by Joseph Wolf and J. Smith among others, and 121 engraved vignettes in the text. Recently rebound in brown calf with marbled boards and black endpapers. A number of the plates and pages with professional Japanese tissue repairs due to brittleness from acidity in the paper. The worst can be seen in one of the photographs supplied. Still a very good set, free from foxing. First edition. Condition: Very good, in new bindings with repairs to some plates and pages. Binding: Hardcover. Hardcover

Publisher: R.H. Porter
Date Published: 1894 – 1900
Publication Place: London
First Edition: Yes

Condition: Very good, in new bindings with repairs to some plates and pages.
Binding: Hardcover.