Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library

Inside the American Museum of Natural History is an eight-story library—one of the largest natural-science libraries in the Western Hemisphere—that contains over 450,000 volumes of monographs, pamphlets, reprints, and original rare books. Natural Histories allows readers a privileged glimpse of these seldom-seen, fully illustrated scientific works. Forty essays from the museum's top experts in a variety of disciplines enhance each rare tome's unique qualities and scientific contribution, and three to four illustrations accompany each one. This beautiful book will fascinate natural science and art lovers alike.

• Extraordinary Birds: Essays and Plates of Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library (Natural Histories)
• Opulent Oceans: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library (Natural Histories)
• Innumerable Insects: The Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on Earth (Natural Histories)
• Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel
• Rare Treasures from the Library of the Natural History Museum (Box Set of Book and Frameable Prints)
• The World of Dinosaurs: An Illustrated Tour
• The Art of Instruction: Vintage Educational Charts from the 19th and 20th Centuries
• Natural History: The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth (Smithsonian)
• Terrain: Ideas and Inspiration for Decorating the Home and Garden
• John Derian Picture Book