Natural Histories

Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library

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176 Seiten

2012
Sterling
978-1-4027-9149-9 (ISBN)

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Suitable for both natural science and art lovers alike, this title includes forty essays from the museum's top experts in various natural science disciplines, from anthropology to zoology, accompany and discuss each rare tome's qualities and scientific contribution.

For the first time, "Natural Histories" allows readers a privileged glimpse of seldom seen, fully illustrated scientific tomes from the "American Museum of Natural History's Rare Book Collection" - a collection of over 450,000 volumes. Forty essays from the museum's top experts in a variety of natural science disciplines, from anthropology to zoology, accompany and discuss each rare tome's unique qualities and scientific contribution. Packaged with extraordinary prints suitable for framing and facsimile items inside bound-in envelopes, this deluxe edition will fascinate both natural science and art lovers alike.

Tom Baione, an active member of the Grolier Club and is the Harold Boeschenstein Director of Library Services of the Museum of Natural History's Library and oversees all aspects of the library's functions.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.10.2012
Reihe/Serie	Natural Histories
Zusatzinfo	all in color
Sprache	englisch
Maße	228 x 304 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-4027-9149-6 / 1402791496
ISBN-13	978-1-4027-9149-9 / 9781402791499
Zustand	Neuware