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A Nature Diary
by Adams, Richard
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670801054
- ISBN 13
- 9780670801053
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illustrated by John Lawrence. Inscribed by Adams and Lawrence on the title page. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($15.95). Black buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. As the title suggests, this is an account of Adams's nature observations during a calendar year, with accounts of Isle of Man, Denmark, Australia, London, and others.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4666
- Title
- A Nature Diary
- Author
- Adams, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670801054
- ISBN 13
- 9780670801053
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Memoir, Literary Memoir, Watership Down
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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