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Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities
Is it possible to unite the tastes of scientists, art fanatics, and vintage shoppers into one hard-bound book? We think that this encyclopedia of engravings culled from the pages 19th-century Webster's dictionaries makes a strong case in the affirmative. Inside the handsome retro cover, over 1500 different biological and mechanical specimens are portrayed by alphabetical order in their original, skillfully illustrated splendor. Use this refrence guide to impress friends by dropping the names of anything from an acipenser sterlet to a zeppelin!














