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Kingdom of Ants: José Celestino Mutis and the Dawn of Natural History in the New World
by Wilson, Edward O.; Durán, José M. Gómez
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0801897858
- ISBN 13
- 9780801897856
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 5x0x8. Copyright 2010 with full number line. Very good+ hardcover with a very good+ DJ, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very light wear to brown cloth over spine/cream colored boards, gold gilt titling on spine remains bright and bold. Text is very good throughout. Interior appears free of markings. Unclipped dust jacket is very good with light shelfwear. Jacket arrives wrapped in protective Mylar.Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 306374
- Title
- Kingdom of Ants: José Celestino Mutis and the Dawn of Natural History in the New World
- Author
- Wilson, Edward O.; Durán, José M. Gómez
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0801897858
- ISBN 13
- 9780801897856
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 5x0x8
- X weight
- 10 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
Biblio member since 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- Number Line
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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