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RECORD NUMBER: 205 OF 255| Main Title | Strange harvests : the hidden histories of seven natural objects / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Posnett, Edward, | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Viking, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2019 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 1065733725 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 9780399562792; 0399562796 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Natural history--Collection and preservation | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 323 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Contents Notes | In this beguiling work Posnett journeys to some of the most far-flung locales on the planet to bring seven wonders of the natural world--eiderdown, vicuña fiber, sea silk, vegetable ivory, civet coffee, guano, and edible birds' nests--that promise ways of using nature without damaging it. Eiderdown -- Edible birds' nests -- Civet coffee -- Sea silk -- Vicuña fiber -- Tagua -- Guano -- Epilogue. |