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The Acclimatization Society, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Acclimatization Society, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume. "The Acclimatization Society is a new limited edition pamphlet about birds that are local to New York City, their adaptations, and survival tactics. Focused on select native and invasive species in their urban habitats: the rock pigeon, red-tailed hawk, sparrows, and European starlings, the text also explores speciation--the process by which species adapt to circumstances, develop genetic mutations, and in time, evolve into new species. The title of the pamphlet references the voluntary associations in the 19th and 20th centuries that encouraged the introduction of non-native species into locations worldwide." Title from cover. "In conjunction with Avifuana: Birds …
Cacaform Birds, Yingchun Zhu, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Cacaform Birds, Yingchun Zhu, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
Third chapter (Key) is sealed. "The book contains three parts, the first containing doctored photographs that show these birds interacting with sepia cityscapes, alternately goggled at and overlooked by the passers-by. The second introduces us to each individual species through poetic verse, while the third section must be carefully unsealed by the reader in order to reveal how the Cacaform Birds came into being."--Publisher's description. Step into the world of Cacaform Birds - a world that exists a half-pace to one side of our own, at the confluence of imagination, art and reality. Within these pages we meet the 'Glowerspite' …