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Finders, Keepers: Eight Collectors Hardcover - 1992
by Stephen Jay Gould (Editor)
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Our metaphors proclaim that we must build both upward and slowly-from little acorns-if we wish to impart strength and stability to any institution.
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- Title Finders, Keepers: Eight Collectors
- Author Stephen Jay Gould (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 155
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
- Date April 1992
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780393030549 / 0393030547
- Weight 2.65 lbs (1.20 kg)
- Dimensions 11.32 x 9.39 x 0.8 in (28.75 x 23.85 x 2.03 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Collectors and collecting
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 91-21055
- Dewey Decimal Code 790.132
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W.W. Norton & Company, 1992. Stated First Edition 4to hardcover with dust jacket; 155 heavyweight, glossy pages profusely illustrated with color and black and white photographs. From jacket: "What these collections say about the collectors, and about human beings in general, is the subject of this strangely beautiful compendium. Here are (the photographer's) wonderfully exotic photographs of teeth and other human artifacts from the collection of Peter the Great; moles, pigs, and dogs from van Heurn's man boxes of perfectly preserved skins; and all manner of preserved life from Rothschild's Birds of Paradise to the fish of Agassiz. Here also is (the author) at his best, delighting in the unusual and making connection to our own history and evolution that only the most fertile and whimsical mind could imagine - and that few will be able to resist. This is a book for those with a craving for beauty, knowledge, and a fascination with the unusual. Edgewear and moderate wear to…
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W. W. Norton & Company, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Very Good. As New, With Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. A Few That Did Survive Have Fallen, Figuratively, Into The Clutches Of Two Of America's Most Innovative Minds: Photographer Rosamond Wolff Purcell And Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould. What These Collections Say About The Collectors, And About Human Beings In General, Is The Subject Of This Strangely Beautiful And Rich Compendium. Here Are Purcell's Wonderfully Exotic Photographs Of Teeth And Other Human Artifacts From The Collection Of Peter The Great; Moles, Pigs, And Dogs From Van Heurn's Many Boxes Of Perfectly Preserved Skins; And All Manner Of Preserved Life From Rothschild's Birds Of Paradise To The Fish Of Agassiz. Here Also Is Gould At His Best, Delighting In The Unusual And Making Connections To Our Own History And Evolution That Only The Most Fertile And Whimsical Mind Could Imagine - And…
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