The Elizabethan Zoo. A Book of Beasts both Fabulous and Authentic. by Byrne, Muriel St. Clare, editor. [Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?] [Plinius Secundus, C.]
by Byrne, Muriel St. Clare, editor. [Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?] [Plinius Secundus, C.]
The Elizabethan Zoo. A Book of Beasts both Fabulous and Authentic.
by Byrne, Muriel St. Clare, editor. [Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?] [Plinius Secundus, C.]
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Nonpareil Books, Boston [David Godine, c1979]. series: The Hazlewood Books. Hard Cover. xiv, [2], 171 p., illus., 23.5 cm. "Selected from Philemon Holland's Translation of Pliny 1601 and Edward Topsell's 'Historie of Foure-Footed Beastes' 1607, & his 'Historie of Serpents' 1608 & edited by M. St Clare Byrne." "This is not a 'child's book of bad beasts': it is composed of selections from the most serious and substantial books of zoology that were available for educated Englishmen in Shakespeare's day. ...They represent the real beginning of modern zoology, yet there is in them a sufficient residuum of mediaeval credulity, anecdote, and legendary lore to delight the twentieth century with their quaintness and comicality." Orange cloth, spine stamped in gold, front cover stamped blind; minor shelfwear; VG+. stock#32905.
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- Publisher Nonpareil Books, Boston [David Godine, c1979]. series: The Hazlewood Books
- Keywords Zoos