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Other IdeasBuild and Access the Collection – $350 This seemingly insignificant, slim volume is the catalog for a groundbreaking exhibition curated by Sam Wagstaff at the Detroit Institute of Arts. A renowned curator and collector, Wagstaff is best known as the benefactor of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and poet-musician Patti Smith. Other...Read More |
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[Other Lunar Discoveries of Mr. Herschel]Build and Access the Collection – $12,000 These rare hand-tinted lithographs by Italian artist Leopoldo Galluzzo illustrate what became known as "The Great Moon Hoax of 1835." In what was intended as a satirical newspaper article, New York Sun newspaper writer Richard Adams Locke boldly claimed that famed British astronomer Sir John...Read More |
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PaleoartBuild and Access the Collection – $350 This magnificently illustrated book describes and depicts images of paleo art from the inception of the field, in the 1830s, to the modern era. Paleoart, unique in its literary field, includes beautifully reproduced paintings, drawings, tile mosaics, etc. from collections around the world. Each...Read More |
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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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Paul McCarthy's Lowlife SlowlifePreserve for the Future – $400 This catalog was published in conjunction with the two-part exhibition “Paul McCarthy's Low Life Slow Life,” curated by the artist, which took place at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts on the San Francisco campus of California College of the Arts from 2008-2009. Packaged as a...Read More |
