Galapagos: The Flow Of Wilderness, 2 Volumes. Volume 1: Discovery. Volume 2: Prospect
by Porter, Elio, And Kenneth Brower; Introductions By Loren Eiseley And John P. Milton; Selections From Herman Melville, Charles Darwin, J. B. Slevin, William Beebe, Etc.; Edited By Kenneth Brower; Forewords By David Brower And Kenneth Brower
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About This Item
San Francisco / New York: Sierra Club / Conservatin Foundation, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Color Photographs Throughout. 171, 187 Pp. Two Volumes In Red Cloth, Gilt, Exhibit Format13 3/4 By 10 1/2 Inches, In Green Cloth Box, Gilt. First Printings, With Pre-Publication Prices Intact On The Dust Jackets. In The Publisher's Green Cloth Box Which Would Be Near Fine But Closed End Is Sunned And There Is A Partial Split At The Top Of The Narrow Closed End,
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- Title
- Galapagos: The Flow Of Wilderness, 2 Volumes. Volume 1: Discovery. Volume 2: Prospect
- Author
- Porter, Elio, And Kenneth Brower; Introductions By Loren Eiseley And John P. Milton; Selections From Herman Melville, Charles Darwin, J. B. Slevin, William Beebe, Etc.; Edited By Kenneth Brower; Forewords By David Brower And Kenneth Brower
- Illustrator
- Color Photographs Throughout
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Sierra Club / Conservatin Foundation
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco / New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography; "Central and South America: History; Biology and Ecology;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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