Magpies, squirrels & thieves : how the Victorians collected the world
Yallop, Jacqueline2011
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'Magpies, Squirrels & Thieves' features the bizarre and riveting stories of Britain's eccentric and passionate 19th-century collectors, who braved war zones, revolutions, thieves and auction rooms to amass Victorian England's great collections.
Main title:
Magpies, squirrels & thieves : how the Victorians collected the world / Jacqueline Yallop.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Atlantic, 2011.
Collation:
x, 420 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781843547501 (hbk)1843547503 (hbk)
Dewey class:
790.1'32'0941'09034
Local class:
790.132
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
485997