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Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, United KingdomPlurabelle Books Ltd
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 48p landscape-format hardback, illustrated laminated boards, very good condition, one or two light marks to endpapers and corners, otherwise free from wear, colour illustrations very vivid and bright Language: English Weight (g): 794.
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Travels with the Fossil Hunters.[Across Tibet; Fishing & some dinosaurs in the Sahara; Summer in Latvia; Brains in Abu Dhabi's desert; Thomas Hardy, Driver ants & some West African fossils; Digging for dragons in China; Pakistan; Arabia felix, etc]
Whybrow, Peter J. [foreword by David Attenborough; Andrew Smith, Alison Longbottom, Angela Milner, Chris Stringer, Per Erik Ahlberg, Steve Culver, Paul D. Taylor, Peter Andrews]
Language: English
Published by Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000., 2000
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Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xvii, 211 pp. : color illustrations ; 27 cm. ; OCLC: 41404550 ; ISBN: 0521663016 (hardcover); UPC: 9780521663014; LCCN: 99-30134 ; LC: QE714.7; Dewey: 560/.92/2 ; Contents: Across Tibet by jeep, pony and foot / Andrew Smith -- Fishing and some dinos aurs in the S…ahara / Alison Longbottom and Angela Milner -- Digging the rock / Chris Stringer -- Summer in Latvia / Per Erik Ahlberg -- Brains in Abu Dhabi's desert / Peter J. Whybrow -- Thomas Hardy, Driver ants and some West African fossils / Stev e Culver -- Two passages to India / Paul D. Taylor -- Digging for dragons in China / Angela Milner -- Close encounters in Pakistan / Peter J. Whybrow -- Day of a thousand fossils / Peter Andrews -- Arabia felix: Fossilised fruits and the price of fr ogs / Peter Whybrow. ;"Travels with the Fossil Hunters tells twelve stories of expeditions to remote parts of the world in search of diverse fossils such as dinosaurs and human ancestors. Palaeontologists relate the problems and curiosities they enc ounter whilst working in extreme conditions, from the deserts of the Sahara and Yemen to the frozen wastes of Antarctica, from the mountains of India to the forests of Latvia. They tell us what field expeditions are really like: dodging bullets in W est Africa or rabid dogs in Pakistan, surviving yak-butter tea in Tibet or raw fish in China. Along the way they also describe the palaeontology and geology of the countries they visit and the scientific reasons for their expeditions. Copiously illu strated with spectacular colour photographs and with a foreword from David Attenborough and an introduction from Richard Fortey, this fascinating book will appeal to anyone interested in travelling and fossils, amateurs and professionals alike." ; blue cloth with silver lettering in color photographic dustjacket ; VG/VG. Book.
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Travels with the Fossil Hunters.[Across Tibet; Fishing & some dinosaurs in the Sahara; Summer in Latvia; Brains in Abu Dhabi's desert; Thomas Hardy, Driver ants & some West African fossils; Digging for dragons in China; Pakistan; Arabia felix, etc]
Whybrow, Peter J. [foreword by David Attenborough; Andrew Smith, Alison Longbottom, Angela Milner, Chris Stringer, Per Erik Ahlberg, Steve Culver, Paul D. Taylor, Peter Andrews]
Language: English
Published by Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000., 2000
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Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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£ 35.57
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xvii, 211 pp. : color illustrations ; 27 cm. ; OCLC: 41404550 ; ISBN: 0521663016 (hardcover); UPC: 9780521663014; LCCN: 99-30134 ; LC: QE714.7; Dewey: 560/.92/2 ; Contents: Across Tibet by jeep, pony and foot / Andrew Smith -- Fishing and some dinosaurs in the Sa…hara / Alison Longbottom and Angela Milner -- Digging the rock / Chris Stringer -- Summer in Latvia / Per Erik Ahlberg -- Brains in Abu Dhabi's desert / Peter J. Whybrow -- Thomas Hardy, Driver ants and some West African fossils / Steve Culver -- Two passages to India / Paul D. Taylor -- Digging for dragons in China / Angela Milner -- Close encounters in Pakistan / Peter J. Whybrow -- Day of a thousand fossils / Peter Andrews -- Arabia felix: Fossilised fruits and the price of frogs / Peter Whybrow. ;"Travels with the Fossil Hunters tells twelve stories of expeditions to remote parts of the world in search of diverse fossils such as dinosaurs and human ancestors. Palaeontologists relate the problems and curiosities they encounter whilst working in extreme conditions, from the deserts of the Sahara and Yemen to the frozen wastes of Antarctica, from the mountains of India to the forests of Latvia. They tell us what field expeditions are really like: dodging bullets in West Africa or rabid dogs in Pakistan, surviving yak-butter tea in Tibet or raw fish in China. Along the way they also describe the palaeontology and geology of the countries they visit and the scientific reasons for their expeditions. Copiously illustrated with spectacular colour photographs and with a foreword from David Attenborough and an introduction from Richard Fortey, this fascinating book will appeal to anyone interested in travelling and fossils, amateurs and professionals alike." ; blue cloth with silver lettering in color photographic dustjacket ; scuffing to back ep, else VG/VG. Book.
