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Pandas, Presentation to First Lady Pat Nixon, April 20, 1972, Pandas playing, June 1972, and Pandas’ first day in new pen, November 19, 1973Build and Access the Collection – $1,250 In April 1972, Giant Pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing arrived in Washington, DC as a gift from the Chinese government. What followed was sheer panda-monium. These films document some of the early days of the pandas at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park. The films include footage of First...Read More |
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Papillons d'EuropeBuild and Access the Collection – $4,250 Ernst & Engramelle's work on the butterflies of Europe was originally issued by subscription in 29 fascicles over 13 years. The Cullman Library holds the complete work: eight volumes of text (bound as three) with 342 meticulously and beautifully hand-colored plates in three separate volumes (...Read More |
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Paradisus Batavus, Continens Plus Centum Plantas Affabre Aere Incises & Descriptionibus Illustratas.Build and Access the Collection – $3,800 Hermann, a physician and botanist, traveled to Africa, India, and Ceylon in the service of the Dutch East India Company and later served as the director of the famous botanic garden at the University of Leiden. In this work he published detailed descriptions and illustrations of the garden's plants...Read More |
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The Passenger PigeonBuild and Access the Collection – $500 “There would be days and days when the air was alive with them, hardly a break occurring in a flock for half a day at a time. Flocks stretched as far as a person could see, one tier above another. I think it would be safe to say that millions could have been seen at the same time.” (The Passenger...Read More |
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Pathology of Domestic AnimalsBuild and Access the Collection – $300 This book is quintessential to veterinary pathology, containing exhaustive explanations of the pathologies that can affect every organ system in domestic animals. It uses a holistic approach, describing the general characteristics of each body system, the diagnostic process, and the...Read More |
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Pattern and Process in Desert EcosystemsBuild and Access the Collection – $300 This book is a collection of chapters, each written by experts in their ecological discipline. It covers the role of both insects and vertebrate animals (those with a backbone) in desert ecosystems, how nutrients move through the system (‘nutrient cycling’ is a hot topic for those who study...Read More |
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PearlsBuild and Access the Collection – $300 This 64-page booklet is part of the Fred Ward Gem Series. Richly and colorfully illustrated, it provides a fine overview of pearls, those beautiful “gifts from the sea.” For at least 2,000 years, pearls have been collected, worn, and treasured, and this gem of a book provides history and lore,...Read More |
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Pearls: Their Origin, Treatment and IdentificationBuild and Access the Collection – $300 With fine black-and-white illustrations (by Jean-Paul Ehrmann), rich color photographs, and lively text, Pearls provides a thorough examination of this beautiful jewel. It delves into the history and culture, biology and chemistry, geography and nature, industry and fashion of pearls. ...Read More |
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Phrenological IllustrationsBuild and Access the Collection – $790 Phrenological Illustrations is a 19th-century satirical work by British artist and caricaturist George Cruikshank that pokes fun at the science of phrenology, the pseudo-science in which one analyzed the shape and features of the human skull to explain behavior and personality.Read More |
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Physiological and Ecological Adaptations to Feeding in VertebratesBuild and Access the Collection – $325 At the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute, an understanding of the diversity and efficiency of vertebrate digestive physiology and morphology is critical to the successful feeding and nutrition of the animals in the care of the nutritionists. This book...Read More |
