Principles of Zoology: Touching the Structure, Development, Distribution, and Natural Arrangement of the Races of Animals, Living and Extinct; with Numerous Illustrations for the Use of Schools and Colleges: Part 1. Comparative Physiology
by Agassiz, Louis, and Gould, Augustus A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Minus/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA, USA: Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1848. Interior is in good condition, with inscriptions in pencil from previous owners on front and back endpapers. Cover is worn -- gilt spine title is rubbed, blind-stamped front and back are darkened with small (3/8" and less) stains, extremities are bumped and worn, with some fraying at top and bottom of spine, but pretty much intact. 3/8" stain on spine as well.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Minus/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29169
- Title
- Principles of Zoology: Touching the Structure, Development, Distribution, and Natural Arrangement of the Races of Animals, Living and Extinct; with Numerous Illustrations for the Use of Schools and Colleges: Part 1. Comparative Physiology
- Author
- Agassiz, Louis, and Gould, Augustus A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gould, Kendall and Lincoln
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA, USA
- Date Published
- 1848
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Zoology, Natural Science, Animals, Comparative Physiology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Science;
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The Country Bookshop
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Plainfield, Vermont
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60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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