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Camping With the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africa
by Bass, Thomas A
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0395415020
- ISBN 13
- 9780395415023
- Seller
-
Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. Bound in red boards with a black cloth spine stamped in gilt. Unmarked. The binding is tight with no creases. The dustjacket has modest shelf wear. Map illustrated endpapers.
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- Bookseller
- Walther's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007235
- Title
- Camping With the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africa
- Author
- Bass, Thomas A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0395415020
- ISBN 13
- 9780395415023
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 304
- Keywords
- AFRICA_TRAVEL EXPLORATION SCIENCE_EXPEDITION AFRICA_SCIENCE
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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Walther's Books
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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