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The Unexpected Universe
by Loren Eiseley
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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The Villages, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, 1st printing, signed by author on half title page. Black cloth covers with gold spine print and a facsimile signature. Contains a bibliography. 235 rough pages. The book has an Ex-Libris bookplate with the owner's signature. Roughness near owner's bookplate. The dust jacket is price clipped. Edge chipping and 2 open corner tears." Dr. Eiseley in his his highly personal book narrates a naturalist's encounter with unexpected and symbolic aspects of the universe, ranging from seeds and hieroglyphs on shells, to such disparate things as the microscopic components of our bodies, the ice age, lost tombs, the goddess Circe, city dumps, and Neanderthal man. Through it all, like a hidden thread, binding the book together, runs the theme of desolation and renewal in the planet's history." Publisher
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- Bookseller
- D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125173
- Title
- The Unexpected Universe
- Author
- Loren Eiseley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 235
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Adult, fiction, nature, the universe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage-Adult; Fiction - Adult;
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About the Seller
D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.
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The Villages, Florida
About D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.
D'Qualitas Books Et. Al. is a family operated internet bookstore. We offer a variety of used books that we have accumulated from various sources. Our specialties include Children and Adult Collector Books, Children and Adult Classic Books, First Editions, Out-of-Print Books, and general stock. All books that are listed are in our possession. They have been individually selected, and we conscientiously grade and describe them.
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- Half Title
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Facsimile
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- Price Clipped
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Bookplate
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