Spirals From the Sea: An Anthropological Look at Shells
by Safer, Jane Fearer & Gill, Frances McLaughlin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0517540363
- ISBN 13
- 9780517540367
- Seller
-
Brooksville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.. 1st Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Number line in the work reads as follows: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Below the number line is the statement 'first edition". Volume itself has tan cloth covers with white lettering on the spine. Interior of book is clean and binding is tight. There is a small brown stain on the top of the pages. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. A touch of wear at the top and bottom of the spine. 192 pages, including an index. Many color photographs, some black & white. A nice, first edition, copy. 982
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- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0006632
- Title
- Spirals From the Sea: An Anthropological Look at Shells
- Author
- Safer, Jane Fearer & Gill, Frances McLaughlin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition, 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0517540363
- ISBN 13
- 9780517540367
- Publisher
- Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- This edition first published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Shells-Social Aspects. Shellcraft. Shells (in Religion, Folklore, Etc.) Spirals From the Sea: An Anthropological Look at Shells.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James Lasseter, Jr.
Biblio member since 2018
Brooksville, Florida
About James Lasseter, Jr.
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- Tight
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