The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Love by Schweid, Richard - 1999

Basic Books. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Basic Books. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Basic Books. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Basic Books, Inc, 1999. Paperback. Good.

Basic Books. Used - Good. Good condition. With remainder mark. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Paperback in average condition, some small liquid damage to bottom of book, does not affect reading. A compendium of history and lore. Remember every cockroach is beautiful to its' mother! From Kirkus Reviews Nature's evolutionary success story, the indestructible cockroach, gets the full treatment in Schweid's (Catfish and the Delta, 1992, etc.) zesty survey of roach fact and fancy. You may not want to dedicate your life to the study of cockroaches, as have an alarming number of researchers interviewed by Schweid, but the cockroach is, biologically speaking, a marvel. Roaches predate dinosaurs by over 150 million years, and they've never had, or needed, a design change. They eat anythingfeces, dead humans, sour beer, their own youngexcept cucumbers, which give them gas. There are over 5000 species. There may well be a like number of the creatures in your night-darkened kitchen, for most are long gone by the time you flick… Read More

Basic Books, November 1999. Paper Back . 4 PB Extra Nice +5%.

Paperback. Good.

unused book from closed bookstore inventory with a tiny bit of wear; clean, tight and square, text is clean and unmarked, no spine crease, no tears or other creases, pages are lightly yellowed, covers are very lightly rubbed from normal shelf wear

New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. hardcover. very good(+)/very good. xvii + 236 pages, 12mo, blue boards, d.w.; dust wrapper slightly dust soiled. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, (1999). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>