Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library
- ISBN-10
- 1454912146
- ISBN-13
- 9781454912149
- Series
- Natural Histories
- Category
- Illustrated books
- Pages
- 163
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-02-27
- Publisher
- Sterling Signature
- Author
- American Museum of Natural History
Description
Providing readers with a rare glimpse into one of the largest natural-science libraries in the Western Hemisphere, this fascinating collection of 40 essays from the American Museum of Natural History's top experts discuss the library's seldom-seen, fully illustrated scientific works.
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Other editions
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- 2012
- 163 pages
- Paperback
- Sterling Signature
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- 2015-10-08
- 464 pages
- Paperback
- John Murray
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- 2007
- 261 pages
- Paperback
- Univ. of Tennessee Press
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