The Living Clocks
by Ward, Ritchie R
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good: slightly bumped corners, writing on FFEP, some fade to red top stain of text block. text clean, binding tight and squ/very good: edge wear, rubbing, some creasing in flaps, NOT clipped ($8.95)
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. first edition. hardcover. very good: slightly bumped corners, writing on FFEP, some fade to red top stain of text block. text clean, binding tight and square./very good: edge wear, rubbing, some creasing in flaps, NOT clipped ($8.95). Hollett Smith. 8vo. 385pp. from front flap: "One of the most exciting developments in science today--the discovery of the "biological clocks" that govern the behavior of all life from barnacle to man, and link each of us with the "beat" of our spinning planet--is here for the first time comprehensively opened up for the layman. In his pioneering and fascinating book, Ritchie Ward unfolds the dramatic researches that have made the living clocks a central concern of today's biologists seeking to understand our total environment..." #00772.
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- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 689
- Title
- The Living Clocks
- Author
- Ward, Ritchie R
- Illustrator
- Hollett Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good: slightly bumped corners, writing on FFEP, some fade to red top stain of text block. text clean, binding tight and squ
- Jacket Condition
- very good: edge wear, rubbing, some creasing in flaps, NOT clipped ($8.95)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- science, clocks, time, nonfiction, first edition
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Matthew's Books LLC
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About Matthew's Books LLC
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