Living Spaces in the Desert
by Gail Stewart
ISBN: 0865921067
ISBN-13: 9780865921061
Format: Reinforced Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Rourke Pub Group
Published date: 1989
Size: 7.75 x 10.25 inches
Weight: 0.65 pounds
Synopses
Explores how the Bushmen, Bedouins, Aborigines, Navajo, and other groups of nomads have learned to adapt to the harsh conditions of the world's deserts.
Publisher's Notes
Explores how the Bushmen, Bedouins, Aborigines, Navajo, and other groups of nomads have learned to adapt to the harsh conditions of the world's deserts.
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Living Spaces in the Desert (Living spaces)
Gail Stewart
Rourke Pub Group. Used - Good. Ex-library. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1989. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER. Some discoloration/sunfade of cover/spine. Some rubbing on cover. Cover has some wear on edges.Some aging/yellowing of text pages. EX-LIBRARY with typical library markings, attachments and wear. ( more information)
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Living Spaces in the Desert (Living spaces)
Gail Stewart
Rourke Pub Group. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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Living Spaces Inhe Desert
, Stewart
Florida: Rourke Enterprise, 1989. Hardcover. Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. PICTORIAL HARD COVER COVER WITH LIGHT INKING, SPINE WITH FADING. INTERIOR PAGES STAMPED "DISCARD" AND HAVE LIGHT FINGERING TO MARGINS, LIBRARY CARD HOLDER REMOVED. ( more information)
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