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Perth: Hesperian Press, Date: 1984. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Collection of essays relating to Australian/Australasian vertebrate fauna, its origins and evolutionary history, distribution past and present, etc; copiously illustrated in b&w and with some colour plates; background chapters, followed by sections on Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, New Zealand/New Guinea and Lord Howe Island; medium foxing to endpapers, prelims, and text block, scattered foxing in text, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper lightly rubbed, o.w. Very Good; PLEASE NOTE: VERY HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING IF DESTINATION IS OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. 1984. Hesperian Press ISBN 085905036X 9780859050364 [AU]
ISBN10: 085905036X, ISBN13: 9780859050364, [publisher: Hesperian Press, Perth] Hardcover First Edition Collection of essays relating to Australian/Australasian vertebrate fauna, its origins and evolutionary history, distribution past and present, etc; copiously illustrated in b&w and with some colour plates; background chapters, followed by sections on Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, New Zealand/New Guinea and Lord Howe Island; medium foxing to endpapers, prelims, and text block, scattered foxing in text, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper lightly rubbed, o.w. Very Good. Dustwrapper. 1203pp. 4to. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper [Brisbane, QLD, Australia] [Publication Year: 1984]
Hesperian Press, Australia, Date: 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Hardcover. 1203 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hesperian Press, Australia, 1984. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. . Clipped front end page. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Animals & Birds; ISBN: 085905036X. ISBN/EAN: 9780859050364. Inventory No: 24030213.. 9780859050364 1984. Hesperian Press ISBN 085905036X 9780859050364 [AU]
ISBN10: 085905036X, ISBN13: 9780859050364, [publisher: Hesperian Press, Australia] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover. 1203 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hesperian Press, Australia, 1984. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. . Clipped front end page. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Animals & Birds; ISBN: 085905036X. ISBN/EAN: 9780859050364. Inventory No: 24030213. This item is heavy and may require additional shipping costs for destinations outside Australia. [Traralgon, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1984]
Victoria Park Hesperian Press Other Very good in very good dust jacket. some damage to bottom spine of book and dustjacket Audience: College/higher education; General/trade.
Hesperian Press 1984 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine jacket 1203 pages. 8-3/4 by 12 inches. 'A detailed work on the present state of our knowldge of the Australian vertebrate fauna and its origins and evolutionary history'--from the forward by John Calaby. Printed from typescript. Illustrated in black-and-white. First edition (first printing). Corners lightly bumped and spine a bit pushed thus a near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a short tear at one corner. Association copy with a sweet inscription: 'To Steve Gould, with all the respect one human being could have for another (and as a bribe to try to persuade a forward out of you for the 2nd edition! ). Cheers, Michael Archer. ' From the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution, Stephen Jay Gould. With a posthumous tipped in bookplate indicating the provenance. *** Intellectually, Gould understood the true nature of these bookplates, but the book collector in him appreciated them. In his essay 'A Seahorse for All Races' Gould writes about one of his prized possessions, a book from Charles Dickens' library: 'Dickens made no annotations, but a bookplate on the cover, presumably inserted as a come-on for a sale after Dickens' death in 1870, does prove that [he] kept and shelved the book. ' *** We offer our Gould bookplates, printed letterpress in two colors, in the same spirit.
Hesperian Press, Date: 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 1203 pages. 8-3/4 by 12 inches. 'A detailed work on the present state of our knowldge of the Australian vertebrate fauna and its origins and evolutionary history' -- from the forward by John Calaby. Printed from typescript. Illustrated in black-and-white. First edition (first printing). Corners lightly bumped and spine a bit pushed thus a near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a short tear at one corner. Association copy with a sweet inscription: 'To Steve Gould, with all the respect one human being could have for another (and as a bribe to try to persuade a forward out of you for the 2nd edition!). Cheers, Michael Archer.' From the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution, Stephen Jay Gould. With a posthumous tipped in bookplate indicating the provenance. *** Intellectually, Gould understood the true nature of these bookplates, but the book collector in him appreciated them. In his essay 'A Seahorse for All Races' Gould writes about one of his prized possessions, a book from Charles Dickens' library: 'Dickens made no annotations, but a bookplate on the cover, presumably inserted as a come-on for a sale after Dickens' death in 1870, does prove that [he] kept and shelved the book.' *** We offer our Gould bookplates, printed letterpress in two colors, in the same spirit. 1984. Hesperian Press ISBN 085905036X 9780859050364 [US]
ISBN10: 085905036X, ISBN13: 9780859050364, [publisher: Hesperian Press] Hardcover First Edition 1203 pages. 8-3/4 by 12 inches. 'A detailed work on the present state of our knowldge of the Australian vertebrate fauna and its origins and evolutionary history' -- from the forward by John Calaby. Printed from typescript. Illustrated in black-and-white. First edition (first printing). Corners lightly bumped and spine a bit pushed thus a near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a short tear at one corner. Association copy with a sweet inscription: 'To Steve Gould, with all the respect one human being could have for another (and as a bribe to try to persuade a forward out of you for the 2nd edition!). Cheers, Michael Archer.' From the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution, Stephen Jay Gould. With a posthumous tipped in bookplate indicating the provenance. *** Intellectually, Gould understood the true nature of these bookplates, but the book collector in him appreciated them. In his essay 'A Seahorse for All Races' Gould writes about one of his prized possessions, a book from Charles Dickens' library: 'Dickens made no annotations, but a bookplate on the cover, presumably inserted as a come-on for a sale after Dickens' death in 1870, does prove that [he] kept and shelved the book.' *** We offer our Gould bookplates, printed letterpress in two colors, in the same spirit. [Eureka, ...
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