A Jungle in the House: Essays in Natural and Unnatural History
by Bates, Marston
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Walker and Company, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Wide Octavo. Large 8vo. vii (iii), 214 pp. First American Edition, 1970. , text with No markings, binding tight, pages clean, 6.75" x 9.25". Black and brown cloth with glossy green lettering to spine. Only the very slightest edge wear to clipped, Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "Marston Bates (1906-1974) was an American zoologist and environmental author. Bates' studies on mosquitoes contributed to the understanding of the epidemiology of yellow fever in northern South America.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8578
- Title
- A Jungle in the House: Essays in Natural and Unnatural History
- Author
- Bates, Marston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Walker and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- Wide Octavo
- Keywords
- SCIENCE ZOOLOGY BIOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ESSAYS
- Bookseller catalogs
- PLANTS & ANIMALS; NATURE & ECOLOGY;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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