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Autore |
McGhie Henry A. |
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Titolo |
Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie |
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Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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ISBN |
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1-5261-3230-3 |
1-5261-1601-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, photographs, tables |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ornithology |
Ornithologists |
Birds - Collection and preservation |
Birds |
SCIENCE - Life Sciences - Zoology - General |
Birds - Nomenclature |
Birds - Classification |
Birds - Great Britain |
Birds - Europe |
Ornithology - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Ornithologists - Great Britain |
Biographies. |
Terminology |
Records and correspondence |
History |
Field guides. |
Diaries. |
Classification |
Catalogs and collections. |
Biography |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain |
Europe |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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"Bibliography of Henry Dresser": pages 319-327. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-318) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Family background and early life -- 2. Texas : the big adventure -- 3. Settling down to business -- 4. Early exploits in ornithological society -- 5. Collecting -- 6. Discovering the birds of Europe. I -- 7. Discovering the birds of Europe. II -- 8. Making The birds of Europe -- 9. A central figure : society life in the 1870s -- 10. The 1880s : the rise of rivalry -- 11. The 1890s : the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History) -- 12. Working independently, 1900-5 -- 13. The grand finale : producing Eggs of the birds of Europe -- 14. Time for a change -- 15. Legacies -- Appendix 1. Birds mentioned in the text -- Appendix 2. Birds named by Henry Dresser -- Appendix 3. Birds named after Henry Dresser -- Appendix 4. Publications based on Henry Dresser's collections, 1985-2017. |
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