Man, Time and Fossils. The Story of Evolution
by Ruth Moore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Jonathan Cape, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. First Edition. 382 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Water staining to edges. Light tanning to spine and edges. Tape to spine. Wear marks overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1695039870LEE
- Title
- Man, Time and Fossils. The Story of Evolution
- Author
- Ruth Moore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Date Published
- 1954
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...