Dry storeroom no. 1 : the secret life of the Natural History Museum / Richard Fortey.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Harper Perennial, 2008.Description: ix, 338 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780007209897
- Dry storeroom number one : the secret life of the Natural History Museum
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Behind the public facade of any great museum there lies a secret domain : one of unseen galleries. locked doors, priceless specimens and hidden lives. Richard Fortey, former senior paleontologists at London's Natural History Museum, here celebrates its pioneering work -- delving into the scandals and skulduggery that unfolded alongside extraordinary scientific endeavour.
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