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Life Beyond Earth: The Intelligent Earthling's Guide to Life in the Universe
by Feinberg, Gerald; Shaprio, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0688036422
- ISBN 13
- 9780688036423
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1980. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket, boards are 3/4 buff paper-covered and 1/4 black cloth with silver spine imprinting, 464 pp. Better than Very Good book in like jacket; book has a small dimple at top front cover and dustiness to top page edges; jacket has small-scale edge wear, one closed tear at top of spine. An important - and, for the topic, early and scholarly look at the title topic by two noted scientists. Among the points they make are two which are as true now as they were in 1980: "...life may be quite common beyond earth, but its forms and habitats will be incredibly different from those we are familiar with." Scarce first edition, first printing. L53n
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- Singularity Rare & Fine
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010151
- Title
- Life Beyond Earth: The Intelligent Earthling's Guide to Life in the Universe
- Author
- Feinberg, Gerald; Shaprio, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0688036422
- ISBN 13
- 9780688036423
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 464
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- physics life exobiology chemistry General, Astrophysics & Space Science, Astronomy
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