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The Platypus and the Mermaid

And Other Figments of the Classifying Imagination

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$37.00 • £32.95 • €33.95

ISBN 9780674673588

Publication Date: 10/15/1998

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6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

10 halftones, 39 line illustrations

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  • Introduction
  • The Point of Order
  • Flesh Made Word
  • Barring the Cross
  • Out of Bounds
  • Matters of Taste
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

Awards & Accolades

  • Honorable Mention, 1998 British Council Prize, North American Conference on British Studies
  • A 1997 New York Times Book Review Notable Book

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