RATS : OBSERVATIONS ON THE HISTORY & HABITAT OF THE CITY'S MOST UNWANTED INHABITANTS (SIGNED)
by Sullivan, Robert
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- Hardcover
- Signed
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- Condition
- Near Fine / Near Fine
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bloomsbury, 2004. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 242. Signed on the title page by the author. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Untrimmed fore-edge. Dustjacket protected in mylar. Robert Sullivan (1963 - ) is a contributing editor to Vogue and a frequent contributor to the New Yorker. He lives in New York.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87472
- Title
- RATS : OBSERVATIONS ON THE HISTORY & HABITAT OF THE CITY'S MOST UNWANTED INHABITANTS (SIGNED)
- Author
- Sullivan, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine / Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- New York City, garbage, urban wildlife
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY;
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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