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Fragile Giants
A Natural History of the Loess Hills
by Cornelia F. Mutel
ISBN: 0877452571
ISBN-13: 9780877452577
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Univ of Iowa Pr
Published date: 1989
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.1 pounds
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Fragile Giants: A Natural History of the Loess Hills
Mutel, Cornelia F
Iowa City, Iowa: Univ of Iowa Pr, 1989. 284 pp.biblio, index. Bookplate, inscription endpaper, light rubbing. . Pb. VG. ( more information) Offered by Priceless Books (United States)
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