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A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bryson, Bill
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
First edition, first impression (Doubleday, 2003). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page.
Publisher's original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. A fine copy, with mild toning to edges, in a fine dust jacket. Rare inscribed.
Publisher's original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. A fine copy, with mild toning to edges, in a fine dust jacket. Rare inscribed.
Synopsis
In A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bryson follows his greatest challenge yet: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. From the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. The result is a profound, funny, and wonderfully clear and entertaining adventure into the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it.
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Reviews
On Mar 22 2009, Pandora834 said:
Very readable scientific info. for the layman, enjoyable, eye-opening, even sometimes funny. Quite storylike. A huge amount of info.
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- Bookseller
- Fine Book Cellar Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1476183138937
- Title
- A Short History of Nearly Everything
- Author
- Bryson, Bill
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Date Published
- 2003
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, Signed, First
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Signed First Editions; Non-Fiction; Bill Bryson;
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