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The Botany of Desire: A Plant'S-Eye View of the World by Pollan, Michael
- Bookseller: Booksmart
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 071202
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: As New
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN 10: 0375760393
- ISBN 13: 9780375760396
- Publisher: Random House Inc
- Place: Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date published: 2002
- Pages: 271
- Size: 5.25 x 8 x 0.67 inches
- Weight: 0.5 pounds
Description
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 2002 Book is NEW; unread. BOOKSMART offers free domestic shipping (media mail) on orders of three or more books.. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
trade paperback : Often used to indicate any paperback book that is somewhat larger than a mass-market paperback.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
As New : "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.
Book summary
Seasoned garden writer Michael Pollan explores the histories of apples, tulips, potatoes, and marijuana, showing in the process how humanity and plants intersect and affect each other.
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