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Dawn of Zoology (Prentice-Hall Series in Nature and Natural History, Volume 5).
by Ley, Willy; introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: two tone cloth binding, burgundy with black at the spine; owner's name and date, writ small, but in two place
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey:: Prentice-Hall, 1968.. Later Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: two tone cloth binding, burgundy with black at the spine; owner's name and date, writ small, but in two places (front endpaper and title page), otherwise a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (about 9.75 inches tall) . Notes, index. Olive green endpapers. Description: Includes several black and white illustrations. This is the fifth volume in a Series in Nature and Natural History under the general editorship of Joseph Wood Krutch. From the jacket blurb: ''In this volume, Ley reveals the bizarre discoveries of the earliest investigators of the animal world -- how they unraveled the mystery of the Flittermouse, the case of the Thorny Pig, the strange disappearance of the wild oxen of the 17th Century, the secrets of the whales, the curiosities of the giraffe, the exotic truth about the Bird of Paradise, and many others. Animal myths, lore, and legend are discussed in the light of contemporary knowledge and continued scientific explorations.''
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- Bookseller
- The Bookworm
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 059728
- Title
- Dawn of Zoology (Prentice-Hall Series in Nature and Natural History, Volume 5).
- Author
- Ley, Willy; introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: two tone cloth binding, burgundy with black at the spine; owner's name and date, writ small, but in two place
- Edition
- Later Printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall
- Place of Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey:
- Date Published
- 1968.
- Pages
- 280 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (about 9.75 inches tall)
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Oroville, California
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