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Acquired in recognition of Mary Moreau in 2019.

Despite being a book of a very technical nature, the text volume of Bakker’s Osteographia piscium (1822) includes an attractive engraved vignette on the title page.

Acquired in honour of Temple Grandin

Dust jackets have been used by publishers for at least a few centuries to protect a book’s binding and also to advertise the book’s contents and other works from the publisher. Dust jackets were often discarded, however, to reveal the attractive…

Alex Stefansson poses with two husky puppies at Aklavik, Northwest Territories. Alex is the son of Mrs. Stefansson and famed Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson.This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern…

Alex Stefansson, posing with two husky puppies at Aklavik, Northwest Territories. Alex is the son of Mrs. Stefansson and famed Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo…

Alex Stefansson, back right, poses with two other Inuit boys in Aklavik, Northwest Territories. Alex is the son of Mrs. Stefansson and famed Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured…

Alex Stefansson (right, at back) with friends in Aklavik, Northwest Territories. Alex is the son of Mrs. Stefansson and famed Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo…

Loose Sheets. 19 x 24 x 4 cm.
N 7433.4 L22 A4 1982 folio