ROBERT NEWSTEAD: THE TAXIDERMIST WHO BECAME FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY. By Pat Morris.
2019 1st edition. 8vo paperback (170 x 220mm). Ppii,38. Colour photographs throughout, bibliography.
Robert Newstead was the first Curator of the Grosvenor Museum in Chester, and the only taxidermist ever to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. "This small book ...record(s) what Robert Newstead did as a taxidermist before his academic career propelled him to other areas (and) preserve(s) a small record of (his) efforts to create what was once a notable and much appreciated civic facility." A brief bibliography is included, as well as a list of papers by Newstead.
Robert Newstead was the first Curator of the Grosvenor Museum in Chester, and the only taxidermist ever to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. "This small book ...record(s) what Robert Newstead did as a taxidermist before his academic career propelled him to other areas (and) preserve(s) a small record of (his) efforts to create what was once a notable and much appreciated civic facility." A brief bibliography is included, as well as a list of papers by Newstead.
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60079
| Author | Morris (P.A.). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 60079 |
| ISBN | 0956487378 / 9780956487377. |
| Book Description | Fine new unread paperback. Signed by the author. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 2019 |
| Publisher | Published by the author. |
| Place | MPM Publishing, Ascot. |