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Beautiful Swimmers: Waterman, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay

Beautiful Swimmers: Waterman, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay Softcover - 1987

by WARNER, William W

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  • near fine

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New York: Penguin, 1987. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Drawings by Consuelo Hanks. Introduction by John Barth. 304pp. Trade paperback. Margins slightly toned, faint crease on rear wrap, near fine. An excellent book of natural history: a humanist's look at the Atlantic Blue Crab and the people and commerce which have grown up around its uses. A deservedly popular book and reprinted many times.
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  • Title Beautiful Swimmers: Waterman, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay
  • Author WARNER, William W
  • Binding Softcover
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin, New York
  • Date 1987
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 544598
  • ISBN 9780140170047 / 0140170049
  • Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 in (19.81 x 12.95 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.), Blue crab fisheries - Chesapeake Bay (Md.
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 86022658
  • Dewey Decimal Code 639.542

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