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The Health of the Country: How American Settlers Understood Themselves and Their Land
by Valencius, Conevery Bolton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0465089860
- ISBN 13
- 9780465089864
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Basic Books, Inc., 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Very clean black boards with black cloth spine, silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. 388 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, has been price clipped--enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. American History..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007966
- Title
- The Health of the Country: How American Settlers Understood Themselves and Their Land
- Author
- Valencius, Conevery Bolton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0465089860
- ISBN 13
- 9780465089864
- Publisher
- Basic Books, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- AMERICANA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AMERICAN PIONEERS SETTLERS HISTORY AGRICULTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Agriculture; Environmental; American History;
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
Biblio member since 2003
Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Cloth
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