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Picturing Nature: American Nineteenth-Century Zoological Illustration
by Blum, Ann Shelby
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0691085781
- ISBN 13
- 9780691085784
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Princeton University Press, 1993-05-17. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 9x1x11. Copious figures and plates in full color and black-and-white. Sewn-in binding is secure but slightly canted. Mild wear and discoloration to cloth at tail of spine. Front bottom corner is gently bumped. Very light soiling to text block edges. Interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows light edge wear with small tears and chips and a larger tear with some creasing to bottom edge of rear panel. Dust jacket in a mylar cover. 403pp.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPblumPN
- Title
- Picturing Nature: American Nineteenth-Century Zoological Illustration
- Author
- Blum, Ann Shelby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0691085781
- ISBN 13
- 9780691085784
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, Nj
- Date Published
- 1993-05-17
- Size
- 9x1x11
- X weight
- 72 oz
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Chaparral Books
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
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Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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