Catalogue of the Cases of Birds in the Dyke Road Museum, Brighton
- Publisher : Brighton Library, Museums & Fine Art Committee
- Published In : Brighton
- Illustrations : b/w portrait fronts, 29 b/w plates
Description:
Giving a few descriptive notes, and the localities in which the specimens were found. With further notes by A.F. Griffith. Fifth edition. Scarce. Edward Thomas Booth's (1840-1890) collection of British Birds in the Dyke Road Museum (now the Booth Museum, Brighton) contained over 300 posed dioramas, which at the time was a novel way of displaying a natural history collection. The collection was originally private, until Booth's death in 1890, where the museum and collection was bequeathed to the town of Brighton. This edition also includes a history of the collction.
Condition
8vo, orig. cloth-backed printed boards, minor wear. Good.
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