On Agression
by Lorenz, Konrad
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. A Nobel Prize-winning naturalist, Lorenz (1903-1989) studied instinctive animal behavior and attempted to apply it to humanity. His brilliance is assured, if not his conclusions; his membership in the Nazi Party clouds the work. Originally published in German; this translation by Marjorie Kerr Wilson. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Black cloth binding with bright gilt spine lettering. Clean text; 306 pages including bibliography. Previous-owner inscription of FFEP, else Fine. The dustjacket shows a bit of wear, with minor wrinkling and chipping at the margins. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001496
- Title
- On Agression
- Author
- Lorenz, Konrad
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- FFEP
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Chipping
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