Langebaanweg. A Record of Past Life
by Hendey, Q. B
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0868130176
- ISBN 13
- 9780868130170
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: South African Museum, 1987) 0868130176. 208 x 150 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. (vi) + 71; photographs; line drawings; maps; diagrams. Wrappers very slightly rubbed; hand-stamp to title page; a little light foxing. Very good condition. "Today, the south-western coast of South Africa is dry and windswept, the vegetation stunted, and few wild animals inhabit the region. This was not always the case. The sediments of the region, and the fossils they contain, testify to periods of warmer temperature, higher rainfall, lush vegetation, and animal life of great abundance and variety. This book tells the story of the past 20 million years at Langebaanweg near Saldanha Bay, where one of the world's richest fossil sites provides a unique insight into a tropical wildlife paradise in decline." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11078
- Title
- Langebaanweg. A Record of Past Life
- Author
- Hendey, Q. B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0868130176
- ISBN 13
- 9780868130170
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: South African Museum, 1987) 0868130176
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town
- This edition first published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Fossils. Cape West Coast. Paleontology. Extinct mammals Archaeology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...