1850 – Natural History of Animals – Grobon | Huge Oblong Folio of Farm Animals

Album d’histoire naturelle recueil d’animaux domestiques et sauvages by Grobon Freres (circa 1850) is a large oblong folio featuring engraved illustrations of animals common to rural and domestic life. Issued in Paris by A. Hauser, the work includes depictions of cows, sheep, donkeys, geese, and other birds rendered in a clear nineteenth-century style. The format allows for broad compositions across each plate, suited to visual study and display. Sets of this scale with complete engraved plates are not often encountered.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Album d’histoire naturelle recueil d’animaux domestiques et sauvages
• Author(s): Grobon Freres
• Illustrator(s): Grobon Freres
• Publisher: Paris: A. Hauser
• Edition: 1850
• Binding: Hardcover
• Format: Oblong folio, single volume
• Size:  ~13 in x 21 in (33 cm x 53 cm)
• Collation: [1], 13 plates
• Contents Include:
  • Farm animals including cows and sheep
  • Donkeys and working animals
  • Geese and water birds

Condition:

Good. Hardcover binding is tight and secure with slight movement to the front cover. Pages and illustrations are generally clean with no major loss.

Why Collect This?

• Large oblong folio animal engravings
• Suitable for collectors of animal illustration

Item Number: # 50641