Desert Animals: Physiological Problems of Heat and Water
by Schmidt-Nielsen, Kurt
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1964. No dustwrapper, ex Readers Digest library copy with white number on spine of blue cloth-covered boards, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of same, ink stamp and label on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with how animals living in desert conditions manage to survive high temperatures and water shortage. 277pp, 8 b&w illustrations, also charts and tables.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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- Seller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- kw6752
- Title
- Desert Animals: Physiological Problems of Heat and Water
- Author
- Schmidt-Nielsen, Kurt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Wildlife, Desert-Wildlife
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biology; Nature;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
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About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
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