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Discovery: Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
by Terres, John K. - Editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Thomas W. Nason. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition. No Jacket. Wood engravings by Thomas W. Nason. Experiences of 36 of the world's outstanding naturalists form Africa, Asia, Australia, Great Britain, India, Europe, Canada, the United States and Central and South America, written by each naturalist. The book is bound in red cloth with illustration of a goose flying up from a marsh, black spine panel with gilt lettering. Spine is slightly sunned. Spine head and heel slightly compressed. Green endpapers. Clean, unmarked, tight, solid and square volume. Internals are spotless, no creasing. 338 pages. 5.75 x 8.75. 1961, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia & New York
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022582
- Title
- Discovery: Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
- Author
- Terres, John K. - Editor
- Illustrator
- Thomas W. Nason
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NATURALISTS NATURE NATURAL HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography. Autobiography;
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