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The Island of the Colorblind & Cycad Island. [1st hardcover].
by Sacks, Oliver
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine dj. Book appears unread. A nice clean/tight/crisp copy. Jacket complete, lightly soiled, no tears.
- ISBN 10
- 0679451145
- ISBN 13
- 9780679451143
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1997. HARDCOVER.. Near Fine/Near Fine dj. Book appears unread. A nice clean/tight/crisp copy. Jacket complete, lightly soiled, no tears. Small octavo. Illustrated in black & white: reproductions & maps. xvi. + 302pp. Oatmeal boards & gilt lettered black cloth back. Endpaper maps. Bibliogray, Index. First Edition so stated with 1997 publication date on title page & NO print line. NOT a remainder. 1/97 jacket code. NYT book reviw laid in by previous owner.
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- Bookseller
- Booktopia
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10102419
- Title
- The Island of the Colorblind & Cycad Island. [1st hardcover].
- Author
- Sacks, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine/Near Fine dj. Book appears unread. A nice clean/tight/crisp copy. Jacket complete, lightly soiled, no tears.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679451145
- ISBN 13
- 9780679451143
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1997.
- Pages
- xvi. + 302pp.
- Keywords
- Oliver Sacks Dementia Micronesia Guam Pingelap Medical Anthropology
- Size
- Small octavo.
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