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001 8E33677A6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320
003 SILO
005 20160826010517
008 121205s2012    azua          000 0 eng d
035    $a (OCoLC)820373526
040    $a IWA $c IWA $d SILO
100 1  $a Houle, Kelly M.
245 12 $a A miniature book of illuminated beetles / $c paintings by Kelly M. Houle.
250    $a 1st ed.
260    $a Fountain Hills, AZ : $b Books of Kell's, $c 2012.
300    $a 1 v. (unpaged) : $b col. ill. ; $c 68 mm.
500    $a Printed on one side of a continuous strip folded accordion-style and attached at its ends to separate boards.
500    $a Issued in slipcase.
520    $a This book "features reproductions of eight original watercolor paintings of beetles with their scientific names. The boards and slipcase are decorated with black and gold filigree and crushed velvet paper in '1898 beetle black' with gold leaf beetles on the cover and spine. The illustrations were gicl©♭e printed on watercolor paper, then hand-embellished with iridescent watercolors and 23.5 karat gold, so that when viewed under direct light they shimmer and shine like real beetles."--Publisher website.
650  0 $a Beetles $v Pictorial works.
650  0 $a Miniature books $v Specimens.
650  0 $a Artists' books $v Specimens.
941    $a 1
952    $l USUX851 $d 20160826061506.0
956    $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8E33677A6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320
994    $a C0 $b IWA

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