The whale book : whales and other marine animals as described by Adriaen Coenen in 1585 / Adriaen Coenen ; edited with an introduction by Florike Egmond and Peter Mason ; with commentaries by Kees Lankester
by Coenen, Adriaen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1861891741
- ISBN 13
- 9781861891747
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Reaktion, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. Physical description; xv, 208 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 28 cm. Subjects; Whales ; Early works to 1800. Marine animals ; Early works to 1800. Manuscripts, Dutch. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Dutch. Zoology. Science-History. Netherlands.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 337537
- Title
- The whale book : whales and other marine animals as described by Adriaen Coenen in 1585 / Adriaen Coenen ; edited with an introduction by Florike Egmond and Peter Mason ; with commentaries by Kees Lankester
- Author
- Coenen, Adriaen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1861891741
- ISBN 13
- 9781861891747
- Publisher
- London : Reaktion
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
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- First Edition
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.