The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau: The Act of Life
by Cousteau, Jacques
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
USA and Canada: The World Publishing Co. and Nelson, Foster & Scott, Ltd, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9. Type: Hardback Collectible. First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. The second volume of Jacques Cousteau's twenty volume series which describes and illustrates the lifelong investigations of this amazing scientist and naturalist into the world of life in the oceans. In this volume he describes reproduction in a variety of species in all its permutations, including that large reef fish, the grouper, who begins life as a female and functions as one before turning into a male, so all large groupers are male. The book is bound in clean and bright pictorial cloth, light wear to some corners, tight & solid, illustrated throughout with color photographs. Internals in Fine Condition--clean, no markings of any kind, no creasing. 144 pages. 11 x 8.75 inches. 1972, The World Publishing Co. and Nelson, Foster & Scott, Ltd., USA and Canada.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023064
- Title
- The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau: The Act of Life
- Author
- Cousteau, Jacques
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Co. and Nelson, Foster & Scott, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- USA and Canada
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 4to - over 9
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NATURE NATURAL HISTORY MARINE LIFE OCEANS SEAS SEA REPRODUCTION
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