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The Search for the Past: Fossils, Rocks, Tracks, and Trails : The Search for the Origin of Life
by Halstead, L. B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385182120
- ISBN 13
- 9780385182126
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Doubleday, New York, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Near Fine. This is the first USA edition. Size: Quarto 4to. 208 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. The dust wrapper is not price clipped and shows only minor shelf-wear.. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clear except for underside where strange pink, specks are apparent. (see pic). This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. How to observe and understand the nature and evolution of rocks themselves so it is possible to evaluate the fossils found in them. Dr Halstead then shows us how scientists searched for and gradually pieced together the fossil evidence and so built up, by trial and error, a picture of the origin and evolution of life on earth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Science & Technology; Paleontology; ISBN: 0385182120. ISBN/EAN: 9780385182126. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3897. . 9780385182126 This book weighs over one kilogram, and may involve extra shipping charges if posted to some countries..
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3897
- Title
- The Search for the Past: Fossils, Rocks, Tracks, and Trails : The Search for the Origin of Life
- Author
- Halstead, L. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385182120
- ISBN 13
- 9780385182126
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- BZDB137 science, fossils, paleontology, life on earth, evolution, Science & Technology; Paleontology; ISBN: 0385182120 EAN: 9780385182126 Halstead, L. B The Search for the Past: Fossils, Rocks, Tracks, and Trails : The Search for the Origin of Life
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