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Walter Potter and his museum of curious taxidermy / P. A. Morris

by Pat Morris

This book documents the legacy of Victorian taxidermist Walter Potter, featuring new photographs of his anthropomorphic animal dioramas and taxidermy curiosities from his now-dispersed museum collection.

Accession 12347 ISBN 9780954559694 Publisher MPM Publishing
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