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Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe: First edition - signed
by George B Schaller
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0226736520
- ISBN 13
- 9780226736525
- Seller
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Wellington, New Zealand
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About This Item
Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; ix, [1], 373, [1] pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 228 x 151mm. Illustrated. "The Chang Tang, the vast, remote Tibetan steppe, is home to a unique assemblage of large mammals, including Tibetan antelope, gazelle, argali sheep, wild ass, wild yak, wolves, snow leopards, and others. Since 1985, George B. Schaller and his Chinese and Tibetan co-workers have surveyed the flora and fauna of the Chang Tang. Their research provides the first detailed look at the natural history of one of the world's least known ecosystems. The plains ungulates are the main focus of this book - especially the Tibetan antelope, or chiru, whose migrations define this ecosystem much as those of the
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- Bookseller
- The Last Word (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4071
- Title
- Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe
- Author
- George B Schaller
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0226736520
- ISBN 13
- 9780226736525
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1998
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