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Biological Universe: The Twentieth Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate and the Limits of Science
by Dick, Steven J
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0521343267
- ISBN 13
- 9780521343268
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About This Item
New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 578 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Light, minor bump at heel of spine. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. FIRST published 1996 with no later printing history. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
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- Book Bear (US)
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- 029311
- Title
- Biological Universe: The Twentieth Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate and the Limits of Science
- Author
- Dick, Steven J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0521343267
- ISBN 13
- 9780521343268
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Biological Universe Biology Extraterrestrial Life Debate History of Science
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