The natural history of Edward Lear / Robert McCracken Peck ; foreword by David Attenborough.
The natural history of Edward Lear / Robert McCracken Peck ; foreword by David Attenborough.
The natural history of Edward Lear / Robert McCracken Peck ; foreword by David Attenborough.
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021]
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G 2021/2146
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 227 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Edition
New edition.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
"Edward Lear is well known as the brilliant writer of nonsense poetry, children's books, and travel books who popularized the limerick, and wrote verses such as "The Owl and the Pussycat." But few people are aware that Lear was one of the most talented and accomplished painters of natural history subjects in the nineteenth century, and worked with...
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The natural history of Edward Lear / Robert McCracken Peck ; foreword by David Attenborough.
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"First published in 2016 by David R. Godine, Publisher, Inc."--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/2146
Record Identifier
74VKaLLQaWab
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaLLQaWab
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ISBN
0691217238
9780691217239
DDC
508.092
MMS ID
991024428944702626
