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Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Furether Reflections in Natural History
by Gould, Stephen Jay
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393017168
- ISBN 13
- 9780393017168
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author, " . . . once again shows why he is perhaps the most widely acclaimed science writer of our day, . . ." (front flap) Prologue by author. Book is a collection of 30 essays, all on an evolutionary theme in conjunction with the centenerary celebration of Darwin's death in 1982. 385 pp. plus: Bibliography, Index. Green 1/2 cover cloth spine carries gilt text and binds cream colored , paper covered boards. The first 40 pp. have a top edge coffee/tea stain and its container's ring stain on the front panel. Top edge of spine has slight wear. Unclipped, and unlaminated paper DJ has darkened spine and light edge/shelf wear. Essays are unaffected. Bookseller's Inventory # 230862.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000862
- Title
- Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Furether Reflections in Natural History
- Author
- Gould, Stephen Jay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0393017168
- ISBN 13
- 9780393017168
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 413
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- EVOLUTION.
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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