8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. In pictorial jacket over cloth-backed boards, 8vo, [10], 295 pages. Noted American author's take on evolutionary theory from Darwin and beyond, in a quasi-scientific fictional context. (Light shelfwear and sm. nicks/tears to jacket extremities).
8 x 5.2 x 1. 1985. Nice Firm Clean copy! The dust jacket has some wear along the top and bottom edges and a few rips along the top spine edge. The front dust jacket flap states a price of $16.95. The copyright page states 'First trade edition'. 184 pages. 0416.
NEW YORK NY: DELACORTE PRESS. FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET. PUB 1985. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. .
Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DJ has light edge wear with scuffing and smudging as well as tearing. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and smudging as well as bumping. Binding is sound. Endpages have light age-toning and smudging. Page edges have light age-toning and foxing with smudging. Interior pages are unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Gutter code reads "P038" on page 183. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Delecorte/Lawrence, September 1985. First Edition. Hardcover . Very Good/Very Good. First Trade Edition; First printing; Sound binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good, gently edge-worn w/ mild creasing to rear; Jacket housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An excellent copy.
Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Gutter code reads "P038" on page 183. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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