The Life and Death of Whales
by Burton, Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0876631839
- ISBN 13
- 9780876631836
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Universe Books, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. (2d ptg.) Dark blue cloth, gilt bright on spine, inside covers and adjacent end papers are purple with illustrations of dozens of whales with names, 159 pages, lightly browned with photos throughout. Whales defined and described, their birth and death, the sperm-whales, and much on the whaling industry. DJ front has color photo of pilot whales, rose-red background to back, very light wear to spine edges, micronick at bottom back edge next to tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17490
- Title
- The Life and Death of Whales
- Author
- Burton, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0876631839
- ISBN 13
- 9780876631836
- Publisher
- Universe Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Whales Ocean
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ocean/Sea; Nature;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Gilt
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