Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library

by American Museum of Natural History

Inside the American Museum of Natural History is an eight-story library--one of the largest natural-science libraries in the Western Hemisphere--that contains over 450,000 volumes of monographs, pamphlets, reprints, and original rare books. Natural Histories allows readers a privileged glimpse of these seldom-seen, fully illustrated scientific works. Forty essays from the museum's top experts in a variety of disciplines enhance each rare tome's unique...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1454912146
• ISBN13: 9781454912149
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Sterling Signature
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.9" x 11.1"