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Mermaids and mastodons : a book of natural & unnatural history
- Title
- Mermaids and mastodons : a book of natural & unnatural history / Richard Carrington ; with illustrations by Maurice Wilson and others.
- Author
- Carrington, Richard.
- Publication
- New York : Rinehart, ©1957.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | 8807.239 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 251 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Subject
- Note
- Simultaneously published by Chatto and Windus, London.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies.
- Contents
- Part one : Behind the legends. The natural history of mermaids -- The great sea serpent -- The Kraken and other sea monsters -- Dragons of East and West -- Fabulous ornithology -- Part two : Stone testament. The book of earth history -- The carcases in the tundra -- How the elephant got its trunk -- The discovery of the dinosaurs -- The footprints at Carson City Gaol -- Part three : Living links with the past. The fossil that came to life -- A worm that wouldn't turn -- Relics of the primeval forest -- The attic of the earth -- Part four : The death of races. The last of the Quaggas -- The story of a massacre -- Steller and the great sea cow -- Fossils of tomorrow.
- LCCN
- 57006576
- OCLC
- ocm01458426
- 1458426
- SCSB-310993
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library