Splendid Isolation The Curious History of South American Mammals
by Simpson, George Gaylord
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0300024347
- ISBN 13
- 9780300024340
- Seller
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Lancaster, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Yale University Press. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0300024347 . Hard cover published by Yale Univ. Press in 1980. Red covers with gilt lettering on spine. Covers are bowed some. Corners of covers and ends of spine have some rubbing. Inside front cover has a bookplate from a prior owner. Book is in good plus condition. Dust jacket has some scuffing and is in good condition. Large 8vo, 266 pages, 1.4 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 266 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Inside the Covers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MSS13313
- Title
- Splendid Isolation The Curious History of South American Mammals
- Author
- Simpson, George Gaylord
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0300024347
- ISBN 13
- 9780300024340
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, Ct
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- 0300024347, South America, Mammals, Isolation, Evolution, South America History
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Lancaster, Texas
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.