Profiles 400 women who lived or started their careers before 1950, many of whom received little if any recognition for their contributions.
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Martha J. Bailey is life sciences librarian at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
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Seller: Book Bear, West Brookfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 463 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket that shows some fading to the spine. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding. Seller Inventory # 028932
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized. Seller Inventory # M0874367409Z3
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 2nd ptg. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 15773277-20
Seller: Charles Berry, Bookseller, Lakeport, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in excellent, next-to-pristine condition (slightest handling, pages unmarked, slightest indentation on the back panel), with VG+ dust jacket (scratch on the back with tiny tear, tiny flap crease). The DJ is protected by a new, clear, removeable cover. 463 pages, 400 biographies. [2.9 lbs]. Book. Seller Inventory # 073195
Seller: Jonathan Grobe Books, Deep River, IA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Exlibrary with usual library markings. ; 463 pages. Seller Inventory # 53788
Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Good +. (1994), 463pp, illus., usual lib. markings. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 04-1509
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Near Fine condition with some sunning along the topmost edges and some minor edgewear in a Fine dust-jacket; This book is a biographical dictionary of American women in science, from the seventeenth century to the present. The book contains information about the women's education, scientific careers, and contributions to science. The dictionary is arranged alphabetically by surname.; 8vo; 463 pages. Seller Inventory # 51431
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 152758
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.; 10.20 X 6.90 X 1.50 inches; 488 pages. Seller Inventory # 113181