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Bridson, Gavin

The History of Natural History; An Annotated Bibliography

1994

95.88 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1994
Place of printing
New York and London. Garland Publishing
Author
Bridson, Gavin
Keyword
Nature - General Reference Naturalists Travels microscopes
Languages
English

Description

8vo [23.5 x 15.5 cm]; xxxi, 740 pp, bibliography, detailed indexes. original green cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, clean fine copy, as new. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Published in the Smithsonian Institution's Bibliographies on the History of Science and Technology series, the highly qualified author, has produced a superb and very useful reference in all aspects of natural history. It gives details on thousands of works, books, articles, in general natural history, botany, zoology, broken into detailed categories, such as microscopy, aquatic biology, natural history exploration, classification, botanical gardens, illustration, zoological gardens, herbaria, museums among many others. This edition is superior to the later edition in that its printed on acid-free, 250-year-life paper.