Wave-Swept Shore: The Rigors of Life on a Rocky Coast by Koehl, Mimi A. R - 2006-03-07

University of California Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of California Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2006. Hardcover w/dustjacket. Excellent/Very Good. 179 pages. First Edition. Photos by Rosenfeld, Anne Wertheim

Berkeley: University of California Pre. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2006. 1st. hardcover. Tall 8vo, 179 pp. .

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by photographer Rosenfeld on title page (signature and date only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket has a wrinkle at the top edge of the front panel. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 179 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Book as new except for softening to the base of the spine. Koehl is a marine biologist, MacArthur Fellow, Guggenheim Fellow, and subject of the book 'Nature's Machines: The Story of Biomechanist Mimi Koehl'. Rosenfeld is the author of 'The Intertidal Wilderness: A Photographic Journey through Pacific Coast Tidepools'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

Berkeley . 2006. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0520238125. Photographs by Anne Wertheim Rosenfeld. 180 pages. hardcover. keywords: Natural History Coast California. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Take a close look at a wave-battered coast and you will discover a rich, fascinating, and remarkably brutal environment. Here, animals and plants exposed to wind, sun, and rain at low tide must cope with crashing waves as the seas rise to submerge them each day at high tide. How do living things survive in this harsh zone? With 87 stunning color photographs and an engaging text written for those with little or no knowledge of marine biology or physics, this book tells the story of one stretch along the Pacific coast of North America-introducing the mussels, limpets, crabs, grasses, starfish, kelp, and other animals and plants that live there, and explaining how they function and flourish in an environment of waves, sand, and rocks. In pictures and words, Wave-Swept Shore… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of California Press, 2006-03-07. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!