Beginnings: The Story of Origins - of Mankind, Life, the Earth , the Universe
by Asimov, Isaac
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Walker And Company, 1987. First American Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Introduction. Chapter headings: 1- Human Flight, 2 - History, 3 - Civilization, 4 - Modern Man, 5 -Homo Sapiens, 6 - Hominids, 7 - Primates, 8 - Mammals, 9 - Animal Flight, 10 - Reptiles, 11 - Land Life, 12 - Chordates, 13 - Continents, 14 - Earth, 15 - Fossils, 16 - Multicellular Animals, 17 -Eukaryotes, 18 - Prokaryotes, 19 - Viruses, 20 - Ocean and Atmosphere, 21- Life, 22 - Moon, 23 - Solar System, 24 - Universe. 271 pp. plus Index. Silver gilt text on spine. Book has fo initials ffep, blacked-out libray stamp on copyright p., card pocket glue remnants rfep, DJ is taped to book. Price clipped DJ is plastic protected. Book is tight and square. Bookseller's Inventory # 154368.
Synopsis
Isaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. As a leading scientific writer, historian, and futurist, he covered a variety of subjects ranging from mathematics to humor, and won numerous awards for his work.
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- Seller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 004368
- Title
- Beginnings: The Story of Origins - of Mankind, Life, the Earth , the Universe
- Author
- Asimov, Isaac
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Walker And Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- LIFE - ORIGIN. MAN - ORIGIN. COSMOLOGY.
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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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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...