Life on Earth: A Natural History
by ATTENBOROUGH, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0316057452
- ISBN 13
- 9780316057455
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0316057452 . Stated first American edition. Per the jacket flap, the author seeks to tell "nothing less than a history of nature, from the emergence of tiny one-celled organisms in the primeval slime more than 3,000 years ago to apelike but upright man." Mr. Attenborough, trained as a zoologist, rose to prominence as a host and program director for the BBC. For this work, he traveled the world to unearth examples of life forms, many accompanied by vivid color photos. --- In full blue cloth-covered boards, with gilt-stamped spine titling. Dust jacket with color photos to front and back panels. --- A clean, unmarked, tightly-bound copy. Dust jacket with chipping and small tears along edges, remains bright and protected in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 319 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70135
- Title
- Life on Earth: A Natural History
- Author
- ATTENBOROUGH, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316057452
- ISBN 13
- 9780316057455
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- 0316057452
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Littleton, Colorado
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Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Jacket
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
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- Octavo
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.