The Unexpected Universe
by Loren Eiseley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1970. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1970. 239 pages. Green and red jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners.
Synopsis
Drawing from his long experience as a naturalist, the author responds to the unexpected and symbolic aspects of a wide spectrum of phenomena throughout the universe. Scrupulous scholarship and magical prose are brought to bear on such diverse topics as seeds, the hieroglyphs on shells, lost tombs, the goddess Circe, city dumps, and Neanderthal man.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1702903163CAB
- Title
- The Unexpected Universe
- Author
- Loren Eiseley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Date Published
- 1970
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