The Gilded Dinosaur
by Mark Jaffe
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
The fossil war between E D Cope and O C Marsh and the rise of American science. Just after the American Civil War Cope and Marsh set out to answer the question, could the history of life and the proof of evolution be found in fossils - the contest quickly turned into bitter rivalry. 424 pages with 8 pages of black and white illustrations and a map. Book and dust jacket in fine condition.
Synopsis
MARK JAFFE lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, and writes about science and the environment for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He is the author of And No Birds Sing .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lems Bookshop (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2968
- Title
- The Gilded Dinosaur
- Author
- Mark Jaffe
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Crown
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Paleontology, Fossils, Natural History, History, Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Biography; Natural History; Fossils; Palaeontology;
Terms of Sale
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Lems Bookshop
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia
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Online Bookshop. To save on postage I will consider delivery to you in Adelaide by arrangement. I have a lot of Australiana, Aboriginal, War, Adventure, Travel, History, Natural History, Earth Sciences, Childrens, Fiction and others to put online. Keep checking because I will be adding to my catalogue for a long time!
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