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RARE EARTH; Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe
by Ward, Peter / Donald Brownlee
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0387987010
- ISBN 13
- 9780387987019
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Springer-Verlag, 2000. Third Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. B&W diagrams, maps, charts, figures. Tall 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2"), white quarter cloth with red lettering on spine over red boards, illustrated with many B&W figures; archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped: $27.50) depicting "Cooling of the Crust" by Chesley Bonesell, Index, xxviii + 333 pages. Peter Ward is a professor of geology and expert on extinctions.<br /> <br /> Donald Brownlee is a professor of astronomy and expert on cosmic processes--like meteorites and "stardust"--affecting life on earth.<br /> <br /> VERY FINE Copy: tight, bright, clean in a comparable unclipped dust jacket. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8088
- Title
- RARE EARTH; Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe
- Author
- Ward, Peter / Donald Brownlee
- Illustrator
- B&W diagrams, maps, charts, figures
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0387987010
- ISBN 13
- 9780387987019
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- osmology, life, planets, temperature, climate, organisms, biology, science, marine biology
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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