The Shell. Five Hundred Million Years of Inspired Design. INSCRIBED.
by Stix, Hugh and Marguerite and R. Tucker Abbott
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canton, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
NY: Henry N. Abrams, Inc. (1968)., 1968. Photographs by H. Landshoff. Oblong 4to. Illustrated by 82 tipped-in color & 121 B & W photographs. Original blue cloth illustrated in gilt. INSCRIBED by Abbott on the title page. This is a near fine book (light soil top edge) in a near fine DJ. Scarce signed.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Dorn ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9258
- Title
- The Shell. Five Hundred Million Years of Inspired Design. INSCRIBED.
- Author
- Stix, Hugh and Marguerite and R. Tucker Abbott
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY: Henry N. Abrams, Inc. (1968).
- Date Published
- 1968
- Bookseller catalogs
- Shells;
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Thomas Dorn ABAA
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Canton, Georgia
About Thomas Dorn ABAA
Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International Leagure of Antiquarian Booksellers. I specialize in literary first editions, Africa -- exploration, big game hunting, flora & fauna, medical books, foreign literature in english translation, medicine, science, philosophy, and general antiquarian.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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