The Tree of Life
by Sis, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy. SJK-413
- Seller
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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
A fine copy. SJK-413. [SIGNED] Peter Sis. The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin, Naturalist, Geologist & Thinker. New York: Frances Foster Books / Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003. First edition.
Signed by Peter Sis, with a small drawing.
Quarto. Unpaginated. Fully illustrated in color by the author, with double-page folding plate. Publisher's green hardcover paper boards, stamped in gilt to spine, front cover in blind, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $18.00.
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Signed by Peter Sis, with a small drawing.
Quarto. Unpaginated. Fully illustrated in color by the author, with double-page folding plate. Publisher's green hardcover paper boards, stamped in gilt to spine, front cover in blind, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $18.00.
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Details
- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 413
- Title
- The Tree of Life
- Author
- Sis, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy. SJK-413
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Children's Books, Biography, Science, Darwin
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About the Seller
InkQ Rare Books LLC
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Addison, Texas
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