The Earth We Live On: The Story of Geological Discovery. Drawings by Sue Allen.
by MOORE, Ruth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Montreux, Switzerland
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About This Item
New York:: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956., 1956. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. xiv, 416, index x pp. 46 photos, 34 illustrations, index. Maroon cloth, silver stamped cover illustration and gilt-stamped spine title, dust-jacket; jacket rubbed with a few small tears. Bookplate of the Burndy Library. Very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeff Weber Rare Books (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BL2502
- Title
- The Earth We Live On: The Story of Geological Discovery. Drawings by Sue Allen.
- Author
- MOORE, Ruth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, 1956.
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Geology
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