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The Dinosaur Artist. Obsession, Betrayal and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy.
by Williams, Paige
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Moray, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Hachette, 2018. Octavo. Original white boards, titles to spine in copper. With the dust jacket. Corners very slightly bumped. An excellent copy in the fresh jacket with a little rubbing at the tips. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the title, "Paige Williams, Tucson Book Festival, March 2, 2019". This best-selling true-crime tale centers on the remarkable 2013 legal case The United States of America v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton, in which the court decided the fate of a skeleton smuggled to the US from Mongolia by fossil dealer Eric Prokopi. Author Paige Williams, of the New Yorker, explores important questions that have surrounded the practice of palaeontology since its earliest days who gets credit for, and benefits from, fossil discoveries, and is it ever ethical to sell fossils on the open market? An important contribution to the public's understanding of the history and ethics of fossil hunting.
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- Bookseller
- Alembic Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 499
- Title
- The Dinosaur Artist. Obsession, Betrayal and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy.
- Author
- Williams, Paige
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hachette
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2018
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Biology|Natural History|Specimen Collecting|Palaentology|Geology|Rocks & Minerals|Popular Science|Women in Science
Terms of Sale
Alembic Rare Books
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About the Seller
Alembic Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moray
About Alembic Rare Books
We specialise in rare science books dating from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century, including first editions, signed copies, manuscripts, objects, and ephemera. We have particular expertise in natural history, genetics and evolution, anatomy, nuclear physics and the Manhattan Project, early computing, and women in science. We also carry books related to women's history and literature.
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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