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I have landed : the end of a beginning in natural history

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Description: A final collection of essays from "Natural History" magazine includes writings on such subjects as Charles Darwin, the methods of science versus those of the humanistic disciplines, Nabokov's butterfly research, and the author's grandfather's arrival in America one hundred years ago.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [2002]
Call number: 633891
Creator: Gould, Stephen Jay(Opens in new tab)
ISBN: 0609601431 (hc); 9780609601433 (hc)
Provenance: Gift of Curt B. Smith and Douglas F. Smith, 2004.
Dimensions: 24 cm
Associated people: Smith, Jack, (1916-1996,)

Wonderful life : the Burgess Shale and the nature of history

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Explains why the diversity of the Burgess Shale is important in understanding our past and evolution.

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[Proof sheet for Prang's natural history series: shapes of leaves, I and shapes of leaves, II.]

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Image of a proof sheet of 24 album cards of leaf shapes from Prang's Natural History Series; issued in two sets of 12 cards; each card lists the common and botanical name for each kind of leaf along with the name of the specific plant illustrated.

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[Proof sheet for Prang's natural history series: poisonous plants, I and poisonous plants, II.]

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Image of a proof sheet of 24 album cards of poisonous plants from Prang's Natural History Series; issued in two sets of 12 cards; each card lists the common and botanical name for each plant along with a description of its poisonous elements.

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[Proof sheet for Prang's natural history series: pink family and lily family.]

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Image of a proof sheet of 24 album cards of flowers from Prang's Natural History Series; issued in two sets of 12 cards; each card lists the name for each kind of pink or lily along with the months it blooms.

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[Proof sheet for Prang's natural history series: rose family and shapes of flowers.]

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Image of a proof sheet of 24 album cards of flowers from Prang's Natural History Series; issued in two sets of 12 cards; Rose Family cards include the name for each kind of rose along with the months it blooms; Shapes of Flowers cards list the common and botanical name for each kind of flower along with the name of the specific plant illustrated.

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Booklets: Art Education and Natural History, A-Z, by series & title (between 8 x 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches in size)

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Smith, Walter. American Text Books of Art Education: Freehand Drawing number one. (Cambridge: Welch, Bigelow & Co., 1875) Smith, Walter. American Text Books of Art Education: Freehand Drawing number two. (Cambridge: Welch, Bigelow & Co., 1875) Smith, Walter. American Text Books of Art Education: Geometrical Drawing number two. (Cambridge: Welch, Bigelow & Co., 1875) Smith, Walter. American Text Books of Art Education: Freehand Drawing number four. (Cambridge: Welch, Bigelow & Co., 1875) Smith, Walter. American Text Books of Art Education: Freehand Drawing number five. (Cambridge: Welch, Bigelow & Co., 1875) Smith, Walter. American Text-Books of Art Education Revised Edition. (Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1879) Clark, John S., Mary Dana Hicks, and Walter S. Perry. No. 8 Prang's Complete Course in Form Study and Drawing. (Boston: The Prang Educational Company, 1894) Clark, John S., Mary Dana Hicks, and Walter S. Perry. No. 10 Prang's Complete Course in Form Study and Drawing. (Boston: The Prang Educational Company, 1892) Calkins, Norman A. and Mrs. A. M. Diaz. Prang's Natural History Series for Children. Birds of Prey. (Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1878) Calkins, Norman A. and Mrs. A. M. Diaz. Prang's Natural History Series for Children. Birds of Prey. (Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1878) Calkins, Norman A. and Mrs. A. M. Diaz. Prang's Natural History Series for Children. Swimming Birds. (Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1878) Calkins, Norman A. and Mrs. A. M. Diaz. Prang's Natural History Series for Children. Wading Birds. (Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1878) Calkins, Norman A. and Mrs. A. M. Diaz. Prang's Natural History Series for Children. Cat Family. (Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1878) Calkins, Norman A. and Mrs. A. M. Diaz. Prang's Natural History Series for Children. Cat Family. (Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1878) Calkins, Norman A. and Mrs. A. M. Diaz. Prang's Natural History Series for Children. Cat Family. (Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1878) Mathews, F. Schuyler. Wayside Flowers. Series I. being a description of American wild flowers that bloom in April, May, and Early June. (Boston & Springfield, MA: Taber-Prang Art Co., 1898) Mathews, F. Schuyler. Wayside Flowers Series II. being a description of American wild flowers that bloom in late May, June, July and early August. (Boston & Springfield, MA: Taber-Prang Art Co., 1898) Mathews, F. Schuyler. Wayside Flowers Series III. being a description of American wild flowers that bloom in July, August and September. (Boston & Springfield, MA: Taber-Prang Art Co., 1898) Mathews, F. Schuyler. Wayside Flowers. Series IV. being a description of American wild flowers that bloom in August, September, October, and June to October. (Boston & Springfield, MA: Taber-Prang Art Co., 1898)

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Wonderful life : the Burgess Shale and the nature of history

[Proof sheet for Prang's natural history series: shapes of leaves, I and shapes of leaves, II.]

[Proof sheet for Prang's natural history series: poisonous plants, I and poisonous plants, II.]

[Proof sheet for Prang's natural history series: pink family and lily family.]

[Proof sheet for Prang's natural history series: rose family and shapes of flowers.]

Booklets: Art Education and Natural History, A-Z, by series & title (between 8 x 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches in size)