Shelled Invertebrates of the Past and Present (Vol 10 of the Smithsonian Scientific Series)
by Ray S. Bassler, Charles E. Resser, Waldo L. Schmitt & Paul Bartsch
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- Hardcover
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- Fine/Very Good
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Fine HC in Very Good slipcase. Red leatherette over boards with green Smithsonian device on front cover and gilt line and torch decorations on front cover and spine; textblock untrimmed at fore and tail edges; watermarked laid paper. Bright, clean covers and spine; lightly dust spotted on text block top edge; tightly bound; crisp, clean interior - many leaves unopened at tail edge. Slipcase is green leather-grain paper over boards; clean, lightly scuffed. 8vo, 365 pp; biblio, index; many illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- Madden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A02617
- Title
- Shelled Invertebrates of the Past and Present (Vol 10 of the Smithsonian Scientific Series)
- Author
- Ray S. Bassler, Charles E. Resser, Waldo L. Schmitt & Paul Bartsch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution
- Date Published
- 1934
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature, Science;
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- Biblio
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