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x, 181 p., 32 leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm., "Leo Lionni here presents ... [an] imaginary plant kingdom .. Lionni marshals all the facts, all the fabulous lore and scholarship surrounding parallel plants ... And, too, he provides his own elegant, detailed, and scientifically accurate drawings of each nonexistent plant species"--Cover.
Botany Humor.
Plantkunde.
Fantasie.
Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999.
New York : Knopf
x, 181 p., 32 leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
"Leo Lionni here presents ... [an] imaginary plant kingdom .. Lionni marshals all the facts, all the fabulous lore and scholarship surrounding parallel plants ... And, too, he provides his own elegant, detailed, and scientifically accurate drawings of each nonexistent plant species"--Cover.
Translation of La botanica parallela.
Includes bibliographical references.
Bequest of Ise Gropius. Enclosures: Newspaper clipping, advertising this title and newspaper clipping "An Architectural Shot Heard Round the World," New York Times Sept 28, 1980.
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9780394733029 (pbk.)
GRO PQ5984.L55.B613 1977
1st American ed.
Botanica parallela.
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