The Cockroach; A Laboratory Insect and an Industrial Pest , Volume 1
by P B Cornwell
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1968. Hutchinson, London. 1968 1st edition hardback volume 1. Very Good/Very Good. 235 x 155 mm, 391 pages. Mainly b/w photos, detailed drawings. Book Condition: Very good, clean, tight binding, name/date on endpaper, black boards. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good, clean, no creasing, no fade, minor edge rubbing, protected in removable sleeving. A fascinating study of the Cockroach, from the Rentokil Library, described as a much maligned creature?. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Malcolm Drake, Ron Hayward. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Pullet's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000238
- Title
- The Cockroach; A Laboratory Insect and an Industrial Pest , Volume 1
- Author
- P B Cornwell
- Illustrator
- Malcolm Drake, Ron Hayward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Nature, Insects
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Pullet's Books
Biblio member since 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
About Pullet's Books
Private residence. Internet sales only.I specialise in Natural History, Ornithology, Local History and some walking books. Those listed represent a small proportion of my book stock and welcome search requests of other books I may hold.
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