The Unexpected Universe
by Loren Eiseley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Scotia, New York, United States
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About This Item
1969 Harcourt, Brace first edition. Signed by Eiseley on the half title page.
Condition of the book is Very Good Plus. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked.
Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ has been price clipped. It is protected in a new mylar cover.
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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
- Harpo Speaks Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2965
- Title
- The Unexpected Universe
- Author
- Loren Eiseley
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science and Medicine;
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