Click for full-size.
Mama Poc; An Ecologist's Accunt of the Extinctionof a Species
by Anna LaBastille
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0393028305
- ISBN 13
- 9780393028300
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company , 1990 W.W. Norton and Company, New York. 1990. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail; 3 dogeared pages. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($19.95); light bumping to head and tail. Green boards with khaki cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 313 pp 8vo. The is the story of the documented extinction of the Giant Grebe, a flightless diving bird found only in the highlands of Guatemala during the 1960s-1980s by the author This is the story of the assaults, both natural and man-made on one small ecosystem caused by the introduction of the large-mouth bass. This is a poignant account of what is happening to wildlife and nature all over the world. A clean very presentable copy.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011170
- Title
- Mama Poc; An Ecologist's Accunt of the Extinctionof a Species
- Author
- Anna LaBastille
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393028305
- ISBN 13
- 9780393028300
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Giant Grebe, Guatemala, ecosystems, birds, extinction, large-mouth bass, flightless diving bird, Lake Alitlan, food chain, conservation, depredation, Poc
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animal Stories; Latin America;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting BiblioMysteries
Want to get meta? Bibliomysteries are mystery stories which deal in some significant way with books and the world associated with books. Browse this fascinating subgenre of mystery novels.
The Importance of Dust Jackets
Is the dust jacket of a book worth holding on to? Consider its form, its function, and its beauty. Learn more about dust jackets and their importance to your collection.
