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Introduction à L'Étude de la Médecine ExpérimentaleBuild and Access the Collection – $2,850 "Probably the greatest classic on the principles of physiological investigation and the scientific method applied to the life sciences." (Garrison-Morton 1766.501) In this work, Claude Bernard (1813-1878) presented his own personal analysis of the scientific method in a manner which earned him...Read More |
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Isagoges in Rem Herbariam Libri DuoBuild and Access the Collection – $1,100 A professor of anatomy and surgery at the University of Leiden, Adriaan van de Spiegel (1578-1625) also studied botany, and his Isagoges in Rem Herbariam Libri Duo is an early work on plant classification. Linnaeus, who established the modern system of scientific nomenclature, held Spiegel's...Read More |
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It : A Poem/Play InstallationPreserve for the Future – $500 It: A Poem/Play Installation packs a lot into a small package. As an artists' book, it is considered a work of art and when read, it can be activated as a performance. The New York–based artist, Coco Gordon, incorporates a range of materials in the work such as handmade paper,...Read More |
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Josiah Wedgwood and His PotteryPreserve for the Future – $1,050 This volume includes biographical information on Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) as well as a history of the Wedgwood Pottery and its wares. Wedgwood started producing pottery in about 1759 and is credited with the industrialization of pottery manufacturing. His unique glazes, including the classic...Read More |
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Joyce Chen Cook BookBuild and Access the Collection – $300 In late 1966, a new show made its debut on public television – Joyce Chen Cooks. It was the first nationally syndicated cooking show in America hosted by a woman of color, and it was filmed on the same set as Julia Child's well-known show, The French Chef. For many viewers, Joyce Chen Cooks...Read More |
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Kiki Smith's Dowry BookBuild and Access the Collection – $250 Kiki Smith’s Dowry Book is an intimate, palm-sized collection of images, each representing an exhibition Smith had between 1982 and 1995, a time when she was particularly focused on issues of AIDS, gender, and race. The Hirshhorn Library’s copy is from a limited edition of 800 signed copies, issued...Read More |
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Kiss of the BeastBuild and Access the Collection – $250 Queensland Art Gallery curators Ted Gott and Kathryn Weir created an exhibit featuring monsters and beasts as depicted in art and entertainment history. The exhibit and accompanying book, Kiss of the Beast: From Paris Salon to King Kong highlights the many ways beasts feature prominently in...Read More |
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Klondike GoldBuild and Access the Collection – $250 Canadian author, Kenneth J. Kutz is an expert and enthusiast in both philately and gold. Kutz is the former President of Texasgulf Mining Corporation. He is also the former President of the Collectors Club of New York, one of the oldest existing philatelic societies (founded in 1896) in the United...Read More |
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Kovový NábytekBuild and Access the Collection – $375 This 1930s Czech tubular steel trade catalog titled Kovový Nábytek (translated simply as Metal Furniture) is part of the Cooper Hewitt Library’s Special Collections of trade literature. The company featured in the catalog, Vichr Co., supplied hospital beds and related equipment...Read More |
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Kovový Nábytek / / Vichr a Spol.Build and Access the Collection – $350 Photogravure catalog issued by Vichr, one of the major Czech producers of tubular steel furniture in the interwar period, with a photomontage illustration on the title page. The period between the two world wars saw a revolution in the use of new materials in design, as well as, the emergence of...Read More |