THE LAST WILD HORSE : From Prehistoric Mongolia to Modern Zoos, The Story if the Przhevalsky Horse
by Morris Weeks
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible - Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0395258383
- ISBN 13
- 9780395258385
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Collectible - Very Good/Near Fine. Archival Photos, Sketches & Maps. EX-LIB. UNCIRCULATED Copy. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. 1977 First Edition, 1st Printing. Illustrated beige linen boards. DJ/NF; under library mylar. Historical, natural history of the small, endangered horse Przhevalsky (pronounced "Przh-VAHL-skee") named after Russian explorer Nicolai Przhevalski (1839 - 1888) who studied the breed. Native of the Asian steppes, the horse is chunky w/dark forelegs, never domesticated; near extinction, they have been nurtured back to life by zoos & breeding stations. 144 pgs. Informative volume is illustrated w/archival photos, sketches & maps, and followed by supporting bibliography. Lucid prose & narrative style will engage juvenile readers, age 12 & up, as well.
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- Seller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 003035
- Title
- THE LAST WILD HORSE : From Prehistoric Mongolia to Modern Zoos, The Story if the Przhevalsky Horse
- Author
- Morris Weeks
- Illustrator
- Archival Photos, Sketches & Maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0395258383
- ISBN 13
- 9780395258385
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 144
- Keywords
- Endangered Species, Mongolian Wild Horses, Nicolai Przhevalsky, Juvenile Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botany; Nature; Ecology;
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