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Mr. Audubon and Mr. Bien; an early phase in the history of American chromolithography. by Marzio, Peter C.

The art of revolutions : papers from a conference held at the American Philosophical Society, October 26-28, 2017 /

Table of Contents: “…Paper Chiefs: Sayer & Bennett's Portraits of American Revolutionaries / Amy Torbert -- 8. American Idols: Fashions à l'Americaine in Pre-Revolutionary France / Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell -- V. …”

Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America : intended to contain descriptions and figures of all North American birds not given by former American authors, and a general synposis of North American ornithology, 1853 to 1855. by Cassin, John, 1813-1869

The picture of nature : Alexander von Humboldt and the tropical American landscape / by Lubowski, Alicia Eve

“…Alexander von Humboldt and the tropical American landscape…”
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Alexander Wilson : the Scot who founded American ornithology / by Burtt, Edward H., Jr., 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Themes in Wilson's life and writings -- A varied life -- Illustrating the American ornithology -- Pioneer ornithologist -- Wilson's legacy -- Appendix A. …”

Arbustrum Americanum = The American grove, or, An alphabetical catalogue of forest trees and shrubs, natives of the American United States, arranged according to the Linnaean system : containing, the particular distinguishing characters of each genus, with plain, simple and familiar descriptions of the manner of growth, appearance, &c. of their several species and varieties; also, some hints of their uses in medicine, dyes, and domestic oeconomy / by Marshall, Humphry, 1722-1801

John James Audubon & Robert Havell, Jr. : artist's proofs for The Birds of America : an exhibition in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Hirschl & Adler Galleries, May 2 -... by Goddu, Joseph

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John James Audubon : the watercolours for the Birds of America by Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

Table of Contents: “…Preface and Acknowledgments / Holly Hotchner -- Audubon's Drawings of American Birds, 1805-38 / Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. -- The Artist as Entrepreneur / Annette Blaugrund -- Observations of an American Woodsman: John James Audubon as Field Naturalist / Amy R.W. …”

Audubon's aviary : the original watercolors for The birds of America by Olson, Roberta J. M.

Table of Contents: “…A biograhical sketch of an American icon / Roberta J.M. Olson -- Audubon's innovations and the traditions of ornithological illustration : some things old, some things borrowed, but most things new / Roberta J.M. …”

Stuffing birds, pressing plants, shaping knowledge : natural history in North America, 1730-1860

Table of Contents: “…Preserving nature for study and display / Robert McCracken Peck -- Alcohol and arsenic, pepper, and pitch : brief histories of preservation techniques / Robert McCracken Peck -- Surface and depth : the art of early American natural history / Michael Gaudio -- Nature and nation : natural history in context / Joyce Elizabeth Chaplin.…”

The Jātakastava or "Praise of the Buddha's former births" : Indo-Scythian (Khotanese) text, English translation, grammatical notes, and glossaries, by M.J. Dresden.

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Unity of nature : Alexander von Humboldt and the Americas

Table of Contents: “…Levenson -- Connectivity : Humboldt and the torrid zone / Georgia de Havenon -- Americans in Alexander von Humboldt's personal address book / Ingo Schwarz -- Humboldt and the American pictorial imagination / Katherine E. …”

Amber, resinite, and fossil resins

Contact angle, wettability and adhesion; the Kendall award symposium honoring William A. Zisman, Los Angeles, Calif., April 2-3, 1963.

Celestial images : astronomical charts from 1500 to 1900.

Thomas Say : New World naturalist by Stroud, Patricia Tyson

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