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The feejee mermaid and other essays in natural and unnatural history
- Title
- The feejee mermaid and other essays in natural and unnatural history / Jan Bondeson.
- Author
- Bondeson, Jan
- Publication
- Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QL58 .B57 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 315 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Bondeson investigates basilisks, vegetable lambs, intelligent pigs and other oddities.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- miscellanies.
- Anecdotes
- Trivia and miscellanea
- Anecdotes.
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Miscellanées.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-315).
- Contents
- Dancing horse -- Lament of the learned pig -- Feejee mermaid -- Obituary for an elephant -- Jumbo, king of elephants -- Animals on trial -- Riddle of the basilisk -- Spontaneous generation -- Odd showers -- Toad in the hole.
- ISBN
- 0801436095
- 9780801436093
- 9780801479472
- 0801479479
- LCCN
- 98038295
- OCLC
- ocm39627611
- 39627611
- SCSB-766302
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library