Natural Affairs: A Botanist Looks at the Attachments Between Plants and People
by Bernhardt, Peter
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679413162
- ISBN 13
- 9780679413165
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A: Villard Books/Random House, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Robert Mapplethorpe and Others. Villard Books/Random House, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Mylar Jacket Cover. Illustrated with sketches of flowers, photographs. A fascinating different look at the world's flora--history, folklore, life cycles, and times/examples where people's lives and the life of plants has converged. Binding of green half-cloth gilt titled on spine with blue boards. Clean and unmarked, no edgewear. Line along upper edge is sunned. Inscription from prev owner on ffep, whole page. Interior is very clean and completely free from any markings, no creasing. Rough cut. Jacket is unclipped, clean, rubbed, no edgewear. 225 pages. 8.5 x 6 inches. Villard Books/Random House, New York, 1993.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013439
- Title
- Natural Affairs: A Botanist Looks at the Attachments Between Plants and People
- Author
- Bernhardt, Peter
- Illustrator
- Robert Mapplethorpe and Others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679413162
- ISBN 13
- 9780679413165
- Publisher
- Villard Books/Random House
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- FLORA; PLANT LIFE; BOTANY; MEDICINAL PLANTS; LORE;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- New
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- Jacket
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- FFEP
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Sunned
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