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The Environmental Handbook
by De Bell, Garrett (Editor)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ballantine, 1970. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. VG. Collectible work prepared for the very first "national environmental teach-in" -- Earth Day-- on April 22, 1970, which warned that the 1970s might be "the last chance for a future that makes ecological sense." The FIRST EDITION, Third Printing from March 1970, this mass market paperback is in VG+ condition: very clean, pages creamy white with mild tanning, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked. Binding strong & straight, but first page is loosening. Minor rubbing to extremities & one shallow spine crease. Nicely protected in clear mylar collector bag. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012367
- Title
- The Environmental Handbook
- Author
- De Bell, Garrett (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Earth Day Environmentalism Green Movement 1970s recycling global warming environment protection awareness
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature/Gardening/Environmentalism; Vintage Paperbacks;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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