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The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
by Weiner, Jonathan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679400036
- ISBN 13
- 9780679400035
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1994. Stated First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. K. Thalia Grant. May, 1994. The Grants, two Princeton University scientists, watch and record the evolutionary changes of finches in the Galapagos Islands, over a twenty year period. With 36 illustrations and 1 map as well as EP maps by Anita Karl and James Kemp. Book is divided into two sections: Evolution in the Flesh, New Beings on Earth. 303 pp. plus: Bibliography, Acknowledgments, Index, A Note About the Author. 332 pp. in toto. Black cloth spine carries silver gilt text and binds blue paper covered boards with a glossy black line drawing of a finch's head on top third of front panel and a Knopf colophon at base of rear panel. Spine ends are rubbed, gift dedication ffep, light edge wear. Unclipped (FPT U.S.A. $25.00/Canada $ 33.50) DJ has light edge wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 155063.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005063
- Title
- The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
- Author
- Weiner, Jonathan
- Illustrator
- K. Thalia Grant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679400036
- ISBN 13
- 9780679400035
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- FINCHES - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS - EVOLUTION. FINCHES - EVOLUTION - RESEARCH - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. GRANT, PETER R. GRANMT, B. ROSEMARY.
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Lower Beverley Better Books
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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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