The First Century After Beatrice
by Maalouf, Amin
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0349105995
- ISBN 13
- 9780349105994
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Abacus, London, 1995. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. secondhand copy, signs of ageing, but no damage. A French entomologist, attending a symposium in Cairo, finds a curious kind of bean being sold at a market stall. It is claimed that the beans, derived from the scarab beetle, have magic powers; specifically the power to guarantee the birth of a male infant  and with the entomologist does some research into the matter, discovering the incidence of female birth has become increasingly rare, he is left in no doubt that the world has entered into a critical phase in its history  rear panel blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 192 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0349105995. ISBN/EAN: 9780349105994. Inventory No: 0283176. . 9780349105994
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0283176
- Title
- The First Century After Beatrice
- Author
- Maalouf, Amin
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0349105995
- ISBN 13
- 9780349105994
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- BZDB2 eugenics, birth control, population Literature & Literary; Unbranded ISBN: 0349105995 EAN: 9780349105994 Maalouf, Amin The First Century After Beatrice
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