| The Butterflies of North America: Titian Peale's Lost Manuscript Contributor(s): Peale, Titian (Illustrator), Haltman, Kenneth (Author), Grimaldi, David (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 1419717847 ISBN-13: 9781419717840 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $34.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - General - Nature | Animals - Butterflies & Moths - Art | Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals |
| Dewey: 595.789 |
| LCCN: 2014959567 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (3.10 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The American artist and naturalist Titian Ramsay Peale II (1799-1885) had a passion for butterflies, and throughout his long life he wrote and illustrated an ambitious and comprehensive manuscript. The book, along with a companion volume on caterpillars, was never published, and it resides today in the Rare Book Collection of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Now Peale's color plates, lovingly prepared for the printer by the artist more than 100 years ago, will be published for the first time in this beautiful volume. At last, Peale's life work, equivalent in scope and beauty to Audubon's Birds of North America, will be available to a wide audience. The book includes a foreword by Ellen V. Futter and text by Kenneth Haltman and David A. Grimaldi that describes the art and science Peale brought to his extraordinary work. Also see: The Butterflies of Titian Ramsay Peale Notecards (978-1-4197-1806-9), The Butterflies of Titian Ramsay Peale Journal (978-1-4197-1805-2), and The Butterflies of Titian Ramsay Peale 2016 Wall Calendar (978-1-4197-1754-3) |