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Published by Hesperian Press, 1984
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 1203 pages. 'A detailed work on the present state of our knowledge of the Australian vertebrate fauna and its origins and evolutionary history' -- from the foreword by John Calaby. Printed in typescript. Profusely illutrated, mostly in black-and-white. First edition (first printing). Red boards torn at the spine folds but hinge intact. A very good copy in a creased and torn dust jacket. A large, heavy book.
Published by Hesperian Press, Carlisle, W.A., 1984
Seller: The Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB, Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Red cloth with dustwrapper. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. Binding is large and a little loose but is intact and reasonably firm. Light shelf wear and light discolouration to text block edges. Size: Quarto. 1203 pages. Category: Animals & Birds; Vertebrates Australasia Geographical distribution; Natural History & Resources. Dewey Code: 596.0994.
Published by Hesperian Press, Perth, 1984
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VERY HEAVY. xxiv, 1203pp, index, num bw & col ills, maps. Or red cloth in jacket. Minor toning and marks to page edges. Slight lifting of jacket laminate at top of front panel, toned rectangle from original price sticker on front panel. Much nicer than usual copy of this scarce, massive work on the evolution and zoogeography of Australasian vertebrates. Sections as follows: Backgound; Fish; Amphibians; Reptiles; Birds; Mammals; New Zealand, New Guinea and Lord Howe Island. Size: 4to.
Published by Hesperian Press, 1984
ISBN 10: 085905036XISBN 13: 9780859050364
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 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.