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Sacred Beetle and Other Great Essays in Science
by Gardner, Martin
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0879752572
- ISBN 13
- 9780879752576
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Prometheus Books. Fine. 1984. subsequent Edition. Hardcover. Book has no defects, As New. Bound in cream cloth with bright gilt titles to spine. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. Lacking the dust jacket. . Thirty-four essays by great scientists, edited by Martin Gardner. Revised edition, first published in 1957. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 427 pages. G5 .
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- Sweet Beagle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32490
- Title
- Sacred Beetle and Other Great Essays in Science
- Author
- Gardner, Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- subsequent Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0879752572
- ISBN 13
- 9780879752576
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Place of Publication
- Buffalo, N.y.
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Science Essays
- Bookseller catalogs
- Essays;
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