The Hummingbird Cabinet
Subtitle: A Rare and Curious History of Romantic Collectors
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: November 17, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780801443626
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; Poetry & poets: 19th century; Social history; History and criticism; English poetry; Antiques/Collectibles; Literary Criticism; Antiques / Collectibles; History; British Isles; United Kingdom, Great Britain; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; General; Romanticism; Europe - Great Britain - General; 19th century; Collectors and collecting; England
First sentence: Any day now, the hummingbirds in the London Natural History Museum may go missing.