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The Biology of Ultimate Concern
by Dobzhansky, Theodosius
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair to Good Condition/Poor
- Seller
-
Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London : Rapp & Whiting, 1969. First edition by this publisher. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair to Good Condition/Poor. Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Endpapers have some marks and foxing, however text appears to be free of foxing Edges faintly browned Boards have edge wear and are bumped at top and bottom of spine The author considers that there are fundamental questions of meaning and purpose now arising out of natural science and genetics. This book is one man's answer to the fundamental question of our epoch: What is our place in the universe from which we have been uprooted?
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55080
- Title
- The Biology of Ultimate Concern
- Author
- Dobzhansky, Theodosius
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair to Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition by this publisher
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rapp & Whiting
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 152
- Weight
- 99.99 lbs
- Keywords
- Biology genetics, science, biology
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
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About the Seller
Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
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Yungaburra, Queensland
About Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
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- Fair
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- Tight
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- Octavo
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