Descartes' Bones
by Shorto, Russell
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 038551753X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385517539
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by Shorto on the title page. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($26.00). Quarter beige buckram with burgundy paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Shorto's "historical detective story about the creation of the modern mind, with twists and turns leading up to the present day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6278
- Title
- Descartes' Bones
- Author
- Shorto, Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 038551753X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385517539
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Mind, Philosophy, Thought, Religion, Culture
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Buckram
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