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Title: Natural History Magazine. Vol. 1-5
Description: British Museum 1927-1936 5 vols, numerous b/w photos, line drawings. . HB. 5 vols, uniformly bound buckram, leather title pieces to spines; orig. part-wrappers retained. Fine set. Rarely found complete and in this condition.. Vols. 1-5 comprising nos. 1-40 (all published). Interesting and authoritative articles which together provide a fascinating insight to the working practices of the British Museum (Natural History), London. Topics include details of collections, prize specimens, Museum expeditions, rare books, new exhibitions and significant acquisitions etc. Articles of historical interest include three important papers on Sir Hans Sloane: Life and Mineral Collection by Jessie M. Sweet, and Mary Anning, of Lyme, collector and vendor of fossils, 1799-1847 by W.D. Lang..

Keywords: Mary Anning; Natural History; Natural History Museum, London; Sir Hans Sloane


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