The Bedside Book of Beasts: A Wildlife Miscellany
by Gibson, Graeme
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0385665164
- ISBN 13
- 9780385665162
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About This Item
The Bedside Book of Beasts: A Wildlife Miscellany, Gibson, Graeme. Published by Doubleday Canada, 2009. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 368pp., illustrated. Orange cloth boards, dark orange titles, illustrated endpapers. In fine, unread condition and house din a fine, unclipped jacket. The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany, also available.
The intricate, complex connection between the hunter and the hunted has defined animal life on Earth throughout time. In The Bedside Book of Beasts, Graeme Gibson gathers from all eras and cultures works of art and literature that capture the power, grace, and inventiveness of both predators and their natural prey. Here are myths, fables, poetry, generous excerpts from nature and travel writing, journals, sacred texts, and works of fiction. There are vivid descriptions of noteworthy predators — including the big cats, bears, wolves — but also the small but voracious praying mantis. Gibson also brings to life the experiences, strategies, and emotions of vulnerable prey, and paints intriguing portraits of such legendary evil beasts as the Minotaur, Grendel, and the Biblical Leviathan. All of this is enhanced by a breathtaking array of art, both traditional and contemporary, as well as scientific, religious, and mythological drawings, paintings, and woodcuts.
Synopsis
GRAEME GIBSON is the author of The Bedside Book of Birds , Five Legs , Perpetual Motion , and Gentleman Death . He is a past president of PEN Canada and the recipient of both the Harbourfront Festival Award and the Toronto Arts Award. He lives in Toronto, Canada, with the writer Margaret Atwood.
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- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4823
- Title
- The Bedside Book of Beasts: A Wildlife Miscellany
- Author
- Gibson, Graeme
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385665164
- ISBN 13
- 9780385665162
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- This edition first published
- 2009-10-20
- Bookseller catalogs
- SCIENCE AND NATURE;
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