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"Icones plantarum rariorum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis" (1840-44) illustrates & describes new or little-known plants grown at the Berlin Botanic Gardens. This has recently been digitized in thanks to : https://t.co/Yvf8lELQEW

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2018-07-10

Facsimile illustrations from Historia Plantarum by Swiss botanist, physician, and linguist, Conrad Gessner (1516-1565). https://t.co/mUi9AUI6V2

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2018-06-22

Have a look at this seven-headed hell-monster from our Russian manuscript ("Kniga glagolemaja Apokalepsis"): https://t.co/00WjbzeyA5

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2018-06-18

These classics could be ... Start your collection of with something from our next auction on 19 June. Open for viewing in this afternoon until 4pm https://t.co/3D5MJ2NmDM

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2018-06-17

Three generations of Sowerbys contributed to the monumental "Thesaurus conchyliorum" (1847-1887). It is considered one of the rarest of all books. Explore it in via : https://t.co/DfPoyxmXFl

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2018-06-14

I always thought were cute, but these ones from Audubon's 'Quadrupeds of North America' (1851-54) are frankly terrifying

I missed but I figure it's still yesterday somewhere...

Images via & book also held library

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2018-05-31

The library doesn’t have much botanical material, we transferred most of it to the at some point, so starting to struggle with posts! Here is gorgeous Merian’s ‘De Europische insecten’ (1730)

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2018-05-17

The Arrival of Western Surgical Techniques in Japan. A richly illustrated manuscript influential in the history of medicine in Japan. Stand B10 from 24 - 26 May. Entry free https://t.co/KuAogx8rFn

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2018-05-14

Audubon collection was acquired in 1861 through fundraising efforts of 92 donors who raised $1,030 to purchase this breathtaking wildlife art. Happy !

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2018-04-26

Good morning ! The complete collection of pictures & songs / by Randolph Caldecott ; engraved and printed by Edmund Evans ; with a preface by Austin Dobson. London ; New York : G. Routledge and Sons, 1887. https://t.co/Z4UulIE5CH

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2018-04-21

More treasures for with a theme. "La grenouille (Anatomie et dissection)" [1903], a in from the Library, uses movable flaps to reveal a frog’s anatomy: https://t.co/PZUeCmQll6

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2018-04-11

Leadbeater’s Possum was believed to be extinct for decades until naturalist Eric Wilkinson rediscovered the species in Marysville on this day in 1961. This print is from ‘Prodromus of the zoology of Victoria’ via Collections https://t.co/5pDhnMzQ5c

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2018-04-03

April 20 Symposium | The Eyes Have It: An Appreciation of Casey Wood's Contribution to & Library feat. scholars https://t.co/gMN4dbNS00

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2018-04-01

Asher Rare Books just sent out update on added to the website on Latin America, incl. atlas to "Aves do Brazil" by Emilio Goeldi. 48 plates showing of Amazon region:

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2018-03-24

We are exhibiting at until the 18th of March, with a fine selection of and more, including works by and - Come and see us at Stand 231 or visit us online https://t.co/wJnDXGk3HU

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2018-03-12

from Monarchia Turecka (10125.f.22.), a in script from 1678 about the structure and of the complete with beautiful of pashas and emirs.

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2018-02-02

We're egg-cited about & decided to shell-ebrate with "Illustrations of the nests and of of Ohio" (1879-1886), a beautiful & with <100 known copies: https://t.co/AYAw0LeDuQ

Learn more via : https://t.co/1fJLsN70Yz

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2018-01-06

As we usher in 2018, a special thank you goes out to the community & partners in teaching, research & learning. Enjoy these vintage postcards (early-mid 1900s). https://t.co/lrzjsfJz8R

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2017-12-31

Here's another highlight from our new catalogue. First edition of an extremely important ornithological work by Pierre Belon: L'Histoire de la nature des oyseaux (Paris, 1555). Full description:

https://t.co/MQ2kgUVhbp

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2017-12-02