William a Deiss (14 results)
Language: English
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press ; National Zoological Park,, 1996
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- First Edition
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Volume has minor wear; outer edges have light soil and/or foxing; text clean. xv, [1], 198 p., illustrated. [b 71] Most of the chapters are derived from papers delivered at a symposium held Oct. 1989 to celebrate the centennial of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Pa…rk. Contents: Reflections on zoo history / Sally Gregory Kohlstedt -- Menageries and zoos to 1900 / R.J. Hoage, Anne Roskell, and Jane Mansour -- Menageries, metaphors, and meanings / Thomas Veltre -- Zoos in the family: the Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire clan and the three zoos of Paris / Michael A. Osborne -- The Order of nature: constructing the collections of Victorian zoos / Harriet Ritvo -- A Tales of two zoos: the Hamburg Zoological Garden and Carl Hagenbeck's Tierpark / Herman Reichenbach -- Zoos and aquariums of Berlin / Harro Strehlow -- A Paradox of purposes: acclimatization origins of the Melbourne zoo / Linden Gillbank -- Ram Bramha Sanyal and the establishment of the Calcutta Zoological Gardens / D.K. Mittra -- American showmen and European dealers: commerce in wild animals in nineteenth-century America / Richard W. Flint -- The Origin and development of American zoological parks to 1899 / Vernon N. Kisling Jr. -- The National Zoological Park: "city of refuge" or zoo? / Helen Lefkowitz-Horowitz -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Notes -- List of contributors -- Index.
Language: English
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1996
- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Cover is in excellent condition, save for minimal edge wear. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout, save for subtle rippling of first few pages (likely water damage; no odor or staining). No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo -… over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Unmarked text. Some edge wear on cover. Foreword by Michael H. Robinson. Over 100 black-and-white photographs and drawings. Contributors include Thomas Veltre, Harriet Ritvo, DK Mittra, Richard W. Flint, and others. This volume begins with an overview of the history of menageries in antiquity and thei…r development in Europe and the United States. Zoos in many countries had quite different origins?including a fish market that became an animal dealership before becoming a zoo and an Australian way station originally designed to acclimate Old World domestic stock to a new continent. 198p. Measures 7x9.25 inches.
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press 1996, 1996
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ISBN 0-8018-5373-7. Trade Paperback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Near Fine condition. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book.
Language: English
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, in association with the National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, 1996
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. . . . . Lg 8vo, hardcover. No dj, maroon cloth. As new condition. Bright, crisp & clean, unread. xv, 198 p. illus. Most of the chapters are derived from papers delivered at a symposium held Oct. 1989 to celebrate the centennial of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park.
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New Worlds, New Animals / From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth Century
Hoage, Robert J. (Chief, Office of Public Affairs), Deiss, William A.
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Condition: , , goed exemplaar. Dust Jacket Condition: , , goed exemplaar. 1996, paperback, goed exemplaar.
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Language: English
Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press 1996-04-02, 1996
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 9.00x7.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.
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Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 220.
