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Great Natural History Books and Their Creators
Ray Desmond
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Description for Great Natural History Books and Their Creators
Hardcover. Amongst the greatest books every created are the large-scale works of natural history researched and written by apothecaries and scientists. The stories behind such books are told by Ray Desmond, with reproduced colour plates from original copies in The British Library and other archives. Num Pages: 176 pages, 90 colour and 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLB; GBCR; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1100. 176 pages, 90 colour and 10 b&w illustrations. Amongst the greatest books every created are the large-scale works of natural history researched and written by apothecaries and scientists. The stories behind such books are told by Ray Desmond, with reproduced colour plates from original copies in The British Library and other archives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AKLB; GBCR; WN. Dimension: 297 x 228 x 21. Weight: 1100.
Amongst the greatest books every created are the large-scale works of natural history researched and written by apothecaries, scientists and others for whom the study of the natural world was a consuming passion. Behind each book there is a story to tell - how and why the volume was created, the vicissitudes suffered by those engaged in its production, the slow journey to the market, and above all the beauty of the plates, which today are so often reproduced out of their original context and often very much smaller. Such books are now amongst the rarest and most sought-after by ... Read more
Amongst the greatest books every created are the large-scale works of natural history researched and written by apothecaries, scientists and others for whom the study of the natural world was a consuming passion. Behind each book there is a story to tell - how and why the volume was created, the vicissitudes suffered by those engaged in its production, the slow journey to the market, and above all the beauty of the plates, which today are so often reproduced out of their original context and often very much smaller. Such books are now amongst the rarest and most sought-after by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The British Library Publishing Division
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780712347747
SKU
V9780712347747
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
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