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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1961. First Edition (stated), First Printing. . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition (stated), First Printing. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall in rose cloth w/ black bird dec., black spine medallion w/gilt titles. Fine book in Very Good unclipped DJ w/ 1/2" square stain front panel, chipped at tips of sunned spine. Contributions by Roger Tory Peterson and many more naturalists. ix, 338pp, illustrated in b/w wood engravings by Thomas W. Nason.
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Discovery. Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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Discovery: Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1961. Jacket is lightly chipped with edgewear, spine tanning, price clipped. Boards show no wear. Pages are clean, text unmarked, binding is tight. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Nason, Thomas W.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Discovery, Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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VG+/VG TW Nason illus JB Lippincott Phila/NY 1961 1st hardcover 8vo, 338 pages, b+w wood engravings. 36 narratives by Olin Sewall Pettingill, John Kieran, Alexander Sprunt et al. Clean and solid with dustjacket in protective cover.
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Discovery: Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Thomas W. Nason. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition. No Jacket. Wood engravings by Thomas W. Nason. Experiences of 36 of the world's outstanding naturalists form Africa, Asia, Australia, Great Britain, India, Europe, Canada, the United States and Central and South America, written by each naturalist. The book is bound in red cloth with illustration of a goose flying up from a marsh, black spine panel with gilt lettering. Spine is slightly sunned. Spine head and heel slightly compressed. Green endpapers. Clean, unmarked, tight, solid and square volume. Internals are spotless, no creasing. 338 pages. 5.75 x 8.75. 1961, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia & New York
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J. B. Lippincott. Salmon cloth boards with black title boxes on spine and bird illustration on face. Gold lettering on spine. Green end papers. Top page edges are tinted green. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean throughout. Includes wood engraving illustrations. Stated first edition. The dust jacket has some mild soiling and little to no edge wear. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1961.
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Discovery: Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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J.P. Lippincott, 1961. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Slight darkening to jacket. .
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Discovery: Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1961. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Book: Very Good/DJ: Very Good. 8vo.. 338 pp. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2. Orange cloth covered boards, stamped in black on front; in black and gold on spine. Beige dj. No damage or markings noted.
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Discovery: Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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Philadelphia: Lippincott. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. With wood engravings by Thomas W. Nason. First edition. About fine in a very good (tiny chip at the crown of the spine, small closed tear at the base of the rear panel) dust jacket. .
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Discovery: great moments in the lives of outstanding naturalists
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Philadelphia: Lippincott. VG in VG DJ. (1961). 1st ed. ...all naturalists at some time in their lives have had one great adventure and the shock, ectasy, beauty, wonder, tragedy . or intellectual illumination of that emotion, hour, or day, they carry with them the rest of their lives. DJ price clipped. .
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Discovery: Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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J. B. Lippincott Company. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($6.50 price intact). Published by Lippincott, 1961. Octavo. Red boards stamped in black and gold. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Previous owner name on flyleaf and light spotting to page ends. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf wear and light spine toning. 338 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Discovery: Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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J.B. Lippincott, 1961. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Good. Nason, Thomas W.. (1st) Slightly smaller book, brown cloth, illustration of crane on middle front, most of spine has black background with bright gilt lettering and design, green inside covers and adjacent end papers, 338 lightly browned stiff pages. DJ has very slightly browned background, Nason illustration of man looking over edge of cliff, spine darker brown with illustration of tree and eagle, illustration of back right of trees, list of contributors and essays on front and back. DJ has microtear and very tiny tear at top front edge, very tiny tear at spine top right edge. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.
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Discovery. Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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Phildelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 338pp. Red cloth. Faint stain on front edge of front cover. Very Good.
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Discovery, Great moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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Lippincott, 1961. Unknown Binding. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. 338pp. Wood engravings by Thomas W. Nason. Spine ends and corners worn, very good in a very good age-toned dustwrapper with short tears on edges. Roger Tory Peterson, Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr., Olaus J. Murie, J. Dewey Soper, Don R. Eckleberry, Myles E.W. North, F. Fraser Darling, John Kieran, Colonel R. Meinertz-Hagen, and Alexander B. Klots.
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Discovery: Great Moments In The Lives Of Outstanding Naturalists
by Terres, John K., Editor; Selections By Peterson, Roger Tory; Murie, Olaus J.; Pettingill, Olin Sewall, Jr...
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Philadelphia, Pa.: J. B. Lippincott Company. Vg/vg- Dj Lightly Edgeworn & Soiled, Small Tear At Upper Spine. Pages Clean, Binding Tight. Dj In Mylar Wrap. Pages: 338.. 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover..
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Discovery; Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott [1961], 1st edition. (Hardcover) 338pp. Very good in good to very good dust jacket. Minor edgewear and soiling to dust jacket. Illustrations by Thomas W. Nason. (Natural History, Naturalists).
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DISCOVERY : Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists
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Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott, 1961. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Thomas W. Nason (Wood Engravings). Stated First Edition. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated embossed burnt-orange boards/Fine. DJ/NF; under mylar. Naturalist and writer John K. Terres, mindful that many a professional naturalist tend not to dwell on, or broadcast, their own personal experiences, wrote letters to forty of the world's outstanding naturalists to solicit "great moments" in their lives. Their response made possible this anthology of 36 essays. Fine copy.
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Discovery; Great Moments in the Lives of Outstanding Naturalists. with Wood Engravings by Thomas W. Nason.
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Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1961. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 338 pages; Description: 338 p. Illus. 22 cm. Subjects: Zoology. Naturalists.
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Discovery; great moments in the lives of outstanding naturalists.
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Philadelphia.: Lippincott, 1961. True tales by great naturalists such as Roger Tory Peterson, Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr., Olaus J. Murie, J. Dewey Soper, Don R. Eckleberry, Myles E. W. North, F. Fraser Darling, John Kieran, Colonel R. Meinertz-hagen, Alexander B. Klots and many more. Stated First Edition. Gift inscription and signed by Terres in 1980.. Cloth. Poor/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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