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The Ubiquitous Pig
by Nissenson, Marilyn & Susan Jonas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0810939169
- ISBN 13
- 9780810939165
- Seller
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Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N Abrams, Inc. , Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0810939169 . Color and b/w illustrtions; 9 1/4 x 11 1/4; 136 pages; Hard cover has slight bumping. DJ has light rubbing/scuffing. Black cover with white outline of pig on front and white lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight, appears as if unused. "...take an affectionate look at the many-sided relationship between humans and pigs and the art people have made to reflect that bond. Presented in 165 illustrations, 90 of them in color, are some of the most beguiling, dignified, haunting, cuddly, and ferocious images of pigs from antiquity to the presnt, along with excerpts from writings about them. Sprinkled throughout are sidebars, aphorisms, and little-known facts about these fascinating but often misunderstood creatures". Bibliography; index. Oversized, 4#. Bound and printed in Italy. .
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- Bookseller
- Pegasusbooks.biz
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7223
- Title
- The Ubiquitous Pig
- Author
- Nissenson, Marilyn & Susan Jonas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0810939169
- ISBN 13
- 9780810939165
- Publisher
- Harry N Abrams, Inc. , Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- 0810939169, Animals;, Animals In Art;, Swine;, Porcines;, Farm Animals;, Animal Agriculture;, Livestock;, Zoology;, Cultural Anthropology;
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