Great Natural History Books and Their Creators
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Among the most admired and rarest works ever created are the large-scale books of natural history.
"Great Natural History Books and Their Creators" reveals the incredible stories behind these exceptional collector's books. Ray Desmond engagingly shares with the reader the dramatic behind-the-scenes story of how these rare volumes were created. He conveys the hardships and sacrifices by the early artists whose works are forever preserved in these beautiful volumes.
This edition contains over 115 illustrations (69 in full color plates), which were carefully reproduced from the original plate pages at The British Library and other prominent archives.
Ray Desmond has written more than 20 books of the history of natural history. This work is co-published with The British Library. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Great Natural History Books and Their Creators,Ray Desmond,British Library,0712347747,Art,General,Nature
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