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Reading the Landscape of Europe
by Watts, May Theilgaard
- Condition
- Edges faintly foxed; slight must; else overall vert good(++) to near fine(-) in near fine jacket now housed in archival mylar.
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- Stated First Edition
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- 1971
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$39.00
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New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Stated First Edition. Edges faintly foxed; slight must; else overall vert good(++) to near fine(-) in near fine jacket now housed in archival mylar.. Quarto in jacket; vii, 315, b&w illustrations 25 cm. A handsome production; well-illustrated in B&W. An exploration of the subtle and complex relations of man and nature in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mosquitoes, Malaria, and Man: A History of the Hostilities Since 1880
by Harrison, Gordon A.; Wynne Brown (Illustrator)
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- Used - Minor foxing and must; else overall about near fine to near fine(-) thus in fine(-) jacket
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- 1st ed; first printing (full number line)
- Published
- 1978
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- Hardcover
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Oakland, California, USA
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$26.00
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New York: Dutton, 1978. 1st ed; first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Minor foxing and must; else overall about near fine to near fine(-) thus in fine(-) jacket. viii, 314 pages: illustrations; 25 cm; large bibliography, index. B&W phtos. An-depth historical study fo the human-mosquito battle. // Geschichte 1880-1970, History, Malaria Prevention, Malaria Prevention History, Malaria Transmission, Malaria… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Quetzal and the Macaw: the Story of Costa Rica's National Parks
by David Rains Wallace
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- Used - Fine in fine(-) jacket
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- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1992
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- Hardcover
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Oakland, California, USA
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$39.00
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San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in fine(-) jacket. xvi, 222 pages: maps; 24 cm. Maps on lining papers. "Costa Rica lost almost half its forest cover from 1950 to 1990, much of it burned to clear pasture for cattle. In the last two decades, however, millions of acres of Costa Rican… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fruit Year Book 1949, 1949, 1950 [three volumes]
by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)
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- Used - Very good to near fine in same jackets in archival mylar.
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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Oakland, California, USA
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$81.00
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London: R.H.S., 1950. Hardcover. Very good to near fine in same jackets in archival mylar.. Approx 176 pages each, numerous color and b&w plates and illus., map, portrait; 26 cm. Interesting set of three, with much well-illustrated information on apples, strawberries and other fruits commonly found in Britain. ¶ Agriculture, Farming, pomology. Fruits and vegetables, gardening. Food.
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Wild Plants in the Land of Israel; Translated from the Hebrew
by Feinbrun-Dothan, Naomi; Koppel, Ruth (illus)
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- Used - Fine in fine jacket in archival mylar.
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- Second printing
- Published
- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Oakland, California, USA
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$107.00
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Tel-Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1968. Second printing. Hardcover. Fine in fine jacket in archival mylar.. 185 pages illustrations, color plates; 28 cm. Handsomely illustrated in full color. Uncommon. Well-written and informative, with much detail. ¶ "Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan (1900 - 1995) was a Russian-born Israeli botanist, who became part of the academic staff at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dignity; A Springer Spaniel; [by] Major S.P. Meek...illustrated by Jacob Bates Abbott
by Meek, S. P.
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- Used - Very good in about good to good(-) tape-repaired jacket in archival mylar. Gift inscription.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1937
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- Hardcover
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Oakland, California, USA
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$81.00
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Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good in about good to good(-) tape-repaired jacket in archival mylar. Gift inscription.. Quarto in full color illus jacket; 304 p. front., illus., plates. 22.5 cm.. Illustrated lining-papers. Dog novels. Spaniels. Chiens -- Folklore. Dogs Meek, S. P. 1894-1972. (Sterner St. Paul.); Juvenile; Young Adult.
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Geysers and Geothermal Energy
by Rinehart, John S.
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- Used - Ex private library with usual marking; else tight and free of nay markings to pages.
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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$18.00
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New York: Springer-Verlag, 1980. Hardcover. Ex private library with usual marking; else tight and free of nay markings to pages.. Quarto in illus orange paper-backed boards; xvi, 223 pages: b&w illustrations ; 25 cm; bibliographical references, pages 209-215 and index. Contents: Geysers of the World -- the Geologic, Thermal, and Hydrologic State of the Earth -- Fundamentals of… Read more about this item Item Price
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In Gardens of Hawaii
by Neal, Marie C.
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- Used - About near fine(-) to very good(++); a very tight clean copy with wee bit of foxing to edges. No jacket.
- Edition
- New and rev. ed., fifth printing (1984)
- Published
- 1984
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- Hardcover
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Oakland, California, USA
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$77.00
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Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1984. New and rev. ed., fifth printing (1984). Hardcover. About near fine(-) to very good(++); a very tight clean copy with wee bit of foxing to edges. No jacket.. Quarto in pale green cloth backed boards; xix, 924 p. illus. 24 cm; appendices; index. 3lbs 8 oz. Numerous b&w drawings and photos. Index. Printed… Read more about this item Item Price
$77.00
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Protection of Global Biodiversity: Converging Strategies
by Guruswamy, Lakshman D. (ed.) ; McNeely, Jeffrey A. (ed.)
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- Used - Unread, unmarked near fine(-) copy with minor edge-wear, incl. a small crease to front wrap lower outer corner.
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- 1998
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- Paperback
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Durham [North Carolina] ; London: Duke University Press, 1998. Paperback. Unread, unmarked near fine(-) copy with minor edge-wear, incl. a small crease to front wrap lower outer corner.. viii, 425 pages: illustrations ; 24 cm, bibliographical references and index. Contents: Biological extinction: its scope and meaning for us / Peter H. Raven and Jeffrey A. McNeely -- Biodiversity… Read more about this item Item Price
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Reflections From the North Country
by Olson, Sigurd F.; Kouba, Leslie (illus.)
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- Used - About very good in a very good(+) price-clipped jacket in archival mylar. A few faint traces of pencil erasure and dog-ear creas
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- 1st ed (stated)
- Published
- 1976
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- Hardcover
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$27.00
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New York: Knopf, 1976. 1st ed (stated). Hardcover. About very good in a very good(+) price-clipped jacket in archival mylar. A few faint traces of pencil erasure and dog-ear creases; edges a wee bit foxed.. xii, 172 pages: illustrations ; 22 cm. gil. The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series; Variation: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series. [series].
"Written… Read more about this item Item Price
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Libri I Kuq I Faunes Shqiptare
by [no author given]
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- Used - Near fine(+) with minimal edge soiling (appears to be a printer flaw); else extrermeley tight and clean.
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- 2006
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- Paperback
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Oakland, California, USA
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$41.00
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Tiranë [Albania]: [no publisher given], 2006. Paperback. Near fine(+) with minimal edge soiling (appears to be a printer flaw); else extrermeley tight and clean.. Quarto in glossy maroon, color illus stiff paper wraps; 256p, numerous small color illus & b&w maps. Printed entirely on coated stock; index, bib. A detailed field guide to the fauna of Albania. In… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching; edited by Dave Foreman and Bill Haywood ; forward! by Edward Abbey
by Foreman, Dave. ; Haywood, Bill. ; Abbey, Edward
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- Used - Tight and clean fine copy with very faintest signs of edge-wear.
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- Second edition
- Published
- 1987
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- Paperback
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Oakland, California, USA
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$68.00
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Tucson, Arizona: A Ned Ludd Book, 1987. Second edition. Paperback. Tight and clean fine copy with very faintest signs of edge-wear.. 311 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations ; 21 cm. Environmental Activism ; Radicalism. Protection of Nature. Sabotage -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Criminal methods -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Environmental policy -- United States -- Citizen participation… Read more about this item Item Price
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Two Little Savages: Being the Adventures of Two Boys Who Lived As Indians and What They Learned
by Seton, Ernest Thompson (author & illustrator)
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- Used - Tight, clean near fine(-) to very good(+) copy lacking jacket.
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
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$23.00
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Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1959. Hardcover. Tight, clean near fine(-) to very good(+) copy lacking jacket.. 416 pages illustrations 25 cm. A boy with a consuming interest in nature finally realizes his dream of living in the woods like an Indian. Includes drawings and explanations of camping techniques and Indian crafts mentioned
Camping -- Juvenile fiction. Indians… Read more about this item Item Price
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Camp-Fires in the Canadian Rockies; by William T. Hornaday ; illustrations by John M. Phillips
by Hornaday, William T.
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- Used - A solid copy (tight binding) with signs of wear to exterior and endpapers, and front endpaper superficially cracked at hinge. Na
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- Lacks jacket
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- Later printing
- Published
- 1916
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- Hardcover
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$59.00
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New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1916. Later printing. Hardcover. A solid copy (tight binding) with signs of wear to exterior and endpapers, and front endpaper superficially cracked at hinge. Navy ex-library with one small stamp (only) of the "U.S.S. Santa Luisa" to front paste-down./Lacks jacket. xvii, 353 pages: illustrations, maps, plates ; 23 cm, index. Sturdy copy. Worthwhile… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy
by McCarthy, Michael
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- As new in fine jacket
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First ed., first printing (full number line)
- Published
- 2015
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781681370408
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- 1
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$27.00
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New York: New York Review Books, 2015. First ed., first printing (full number line). Hardcover. As new in fine jacket/Fine. Small quarto in white illus jacket; 262 pages ; 24 cm; index. Beautifully written. New York Review Books Classics (series)
Contents: 1. A singular window -- 2. Stumbling upon wilderness -- 3. The bond and the losses… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Arctic Wolf: Living With the Pack; Foreword by Roger Caras
by Mech, L. David, author
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- Used - Fine in fine price-clipped jacket.
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- First ed., 2nd printing (number line)
- Published
- 1988
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- Hardcover
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$68.00
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Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 1988. First ed., 2nd printing (number line). Hardcover. Fine in fine price-clipped jacket.. Large quarto in glossy white color photo illus jacket; 128 pages: color illustrations ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Signed by author on front free endpaper. Winner of the Minnesota Book Award, 1989. ¶ Contents: Lifetime dream -- To the high Arctic… Read more about this item Item Price
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Journal of mycology; Vol VI, No 4 ; Vol VII Nos. 1, 2 & 4
by United States Department of Agriculture.; Section of Vegetable Pathology
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- Used - Overall Very goo to very good(-) with some edge wear.
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- First edition
- Published
- 1891
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- Paperback
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Washington DC: GPO, 1891. First edition. Paperback. Overall Very goo to very good(-) with some edge wear.. Four issues. Octavo in original printed self-wrappers; approx 50 - 80 pages to each issue. Vol VI, No 4 and Vol VII Nos. 1, 2 & 4. Four physical issues in total. Mushrooms, fungi.
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The Material Basis of Evolution; by Richard Goldschmidt ; with an introduction by Stephen Jay Gould
by Goldschmidt, Richard ; Gould, Stephen Jay (introd.)
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- Used - Small personal owner name (last name only) to front f.e.p.; else fine. Very tight and clean. No jacket, persumably as issued (?)
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- Reprint. Originally published: New Haven : Yale University Press
- Published
- 1982
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780300028225
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$225.00
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1982. Reprint. Originally published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1940. Hardcover. Small personal owner name (last name only) to front f.e.p.; else fine. Very tight and clean. No jacket, persumably as issued (?).. Large octavo in green cloth; sewn; xlii, 436 pages : illustrations, maps, tables ; 22 cm; bibliographical references (pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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Saltmarsh Ecology (Cambridge Studies in Ecology)
by Adam, Paul
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- Used - Fine in about near fine(-) to very good(++) spine-sunned, very slightly edge-worn jacket. See photos.
- Published
- 1990
- ISBN
- 9780521245081
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$90.00
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Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Fine in about near fine(-) to very good(++) spine-sunned, very slightly edge-worn jacket. See photos.. Quarto in pale yellow illus jacket; xii, 461 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 391-443) and index. Cambridge Studies in Ecology (series). / Salt marsh ecology. Ãcologie des marais littoraux. Salt… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Background of Ecology; Concept and Theory
by McIntosh, Robert P.
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- Used - Small personal owner name (last name only) to front free endpaper else fine thus in a near fine(-) gently sunned jacket, witha f
- Jacket Condition
- near fine(-)
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780521249355
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$45.00
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Hardcover. Small personal owner name (last name only) to front free endpaper else fine thus in a near fine(-) gently sunned jacket, witha few small fold creases to front flap./near fine(-). Small quarto in yellow jacket; xiii, 383 pages ; 24 cm; indexes. "This is a critical and up-to-date review of the origins,… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00