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St. Louis Mercantile Library, University of Missouri--St. Louis, Mattoon, Illinois : United Graphics Inc., [2015] September, 2015. Paper covers, 93 pages : illustrations (chiefly color). One of 1000 (unnumbered) copies. Catalog of an exhibition held from November 9, 2015, to June 15, 2017, at the St. Louis Mercantile Library.
In very good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Contents include: PREFACE: "Not Just Audubon!'; PROLOGUE: An Early Museum in St. Louis; PART ONE: Books on the Wing ~ Rare Ornithology; PART TWO: Furry Frontispieces - Mammals; PART THREE: Reptilian Rubrics and Amphibian Abstracts; Snakes, Lizards and Frogs; PART FOUR: Fishing for Books ~ Fish, Marine Life, and the Oceans; PART FIVE: Bibliographical Bugs ~ Insects and Arachnids from Across the World; Audubon at the Mercantile and in Print through the Generations ~ Emblematic of a Never-flagging Interest; Audubon's Work; An Essay: Audubon the Narrator: His Ornithological Biography as Dramatic Literature by Wayne Fields; PART SIX: Plants in print ~ Rare Botany and Horticulture; PART SEVEN: The Science of Mankind - Historic Observations on Anatomy, Physiology, and Diversity; PART EIGHT: From Moons to Meteors - Early Astronomy; PART NINE: Volcanic Volumes and Topographical Tomes - Geology, the Land, From the Mountains to the Rivers, Down to the Sea; PART TEN: Stormy Passages - Meteorology and Weather; PART ELEVEN: Polar Papers - Arctic and Antarctic Exploration; PART TWELVE: Scientific Signatures and Arithmetical Authors - Applied Mathematics and Physics: PART THIRTEEN: Reading in the Park - From Appalachian Trails to National Parks; Camping, Angling, Hunting and Local Recreation; PART FOURTEEN: Presses and Pets - Dogs and Cats; CONCLUSION: The "Usable and Future Past" of Natural History in the Local Setting, from Farming to Cowboys; Animals to Aviation; Checklist; Selected Readings; Index