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The Riddle of the Dinosaur
by Wilford, John Noble
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0571146171
- ISBN 13
- 9780571146178
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York, USA: Alfred A Knopf, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Henderson, Douglas. viii, 304pp, illustrated with black and white photographs and illustrations. Quarter bound in natural cloth over green paper-covered boards, gilt titles on front and spine. Bumped spine heel. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket mirrors book damage, chipping to edges, price unclipped. 8vo. Fascinating overview of the story of the dinosaurs, setting out in a clear balanced manner the theories of their demise.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008157
- Title
- The Riddle of the Dinosaur
- Author
- Wilford, John Noble
- Illustrator
- Henderson, Douglas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571146171
- ISBN 13
- 9780571146178
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, USA
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Dinosaurs, Paleontology, History, prehistory
- X weight
- 0 kg
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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