The natural history of Edward Lear / (Record no. 3283)

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ISBN 9780691217239
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Author Peck, Robert McCracken,
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Title The natural history of Edward Lear /
Statement of responsibility, etc Robert McCracken Peck ; foreword by David Attenborough.
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Edition statement New edition.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication New Jersey
Name of publisher Princeton University Press
Date of publication 2021
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Pagination xi, 227 pages :
Other physical details illustrations (chiefly color) ;
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General note "First published in 2016 by David R. Godine, Publisher, Inc."--Colophon.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "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 British scientists, collectors, and publishers to make Britain the nexus for scientific investigation and its circulation. One of the best ornithological artists of his generation, Lear published his first book, a monograph on the parrot family, at age 18, and established a format that would be followed by decades by such publishers as John Gould, with whom he worked closely and often anonymously. Over his career, Lear produced a multitude of drawings of birds and mammals from around the world for scientific publications, public institutions, and individual patrons, not just of English species, but of birds and mammals from Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas. He is also the Lear in the name of the rare species Lear's Macaw. In this book, Peck has assembled the first comprehensive view of this important part of Lear's career. Featuring over 200 illustrations and a foreword by Sir David Attenborough, the book also examines the influence Lear had on modern artists such as Walton Ford and Tony Foster. This new edition includes a new chapter that addresses Lear's continued fascination with wildlife and the natural world after giving up his career as a scientific illustrator, and his fascination with domestic pets, from his own beloved cat which he cartooned repeatedly, to the portraits of dogs owned by his family and friends, alongside thirteen never-before-published illustrations, including fully finished watercolors, rough preliminary sketches, and whimsical cartoons"--
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Main Subject Natural history illustrators
Subdivision (1st) Biography.
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Main Subject Artists
Subdivision (1st) Biography.
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Main Subject Poets, English
Subdivision (1st) Biography.
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Main Subject Natural history illustration
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Additional Author Attenborough, David,
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Item type Books
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QH31.L424
Item number P43 2021
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 508.092
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Not for loan Permanent location Current location Date acquired Accession No. Full call number Barcode. Koha item type
Library of Congress Classification   Samuel Ogbemudia Main Library, University of Abuja Samuel Ogbemudia Main Library, University of Abuja 05/05/2025 2024/64233 QH31.L424.P43 2025-1738 Books