Extinction by Stanley Steven (40 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. minor edge wear, intact. First Edition. This hardcover edition of "Extinction" is in good condition. The dust jacket is intact with minor edge wear, maintaining its visual appeal. The binding is firm, and the pages are clean and unmarked, ensuring a pleasant reading experience.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 242pp. Numerous color and b&w photos and illustrations. Photos on request. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Extinction (Scientific American Library) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2nd prt. Small 4to, 242 pp., Scientific American Library. Well-illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 242 pages.

Hardbound. Condition: Good. 2nd Printing. Description: Well illustrated in black and white and color. ''Since the rise of life on earth, a handful of mysterious cataclysms has swept our planet -- geographically brief outbreaks of mass extinction that have eliminated thousands upon thousands of species. Distinguished paleobiologist Steven M Stanley presents an authoritative analysis of these dramatic global disasters, investigating what the rich storehouse of rock and fossil clues can tell us about their origins, progress, and implications. Stanley lucidly describes the common traits of mass extinctions -- their rapid course, worldwide reach, major effect on tropical life, and possible regularity -- and explains how they differ from the background extinctions that are a continuous force in nature. Relating the findings of plate tectonics to the immense scale of mass extinction, he evaluates the evidence that continental drift has triggered lethal changes in ocean circulation, sea levels, and climatic patterns. Moreover he examines the hypotheses that meteors, comets, or other extraterrestrial objects might have served as agents of catastrophe.'' This is the twentieth volume in the Scientific American Library series. BINDNG/CONDITION: tan cloth; owner's name stamp in three places (top and bottom edges of the text block and the front endpaper), otherwise a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket. references, index. Beige endpapers. 9.5 inches tall by 8.75 wide. 242 pages.…

Condition: Good. First Printing. 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. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated in both color and black and white. Pictures on request.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL Articles, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. not specified. Journal.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good dust. First Edition. Book is in NF condition with owner's ink stamp to inner board, light rubbing to edges else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, faint offsetting to covers else still bright, intact and whole. W.04; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:0716750147.…

large, brown cloth hardbound 4to. dustwrapper in protective plastic. very fine cond. looks new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). 242p. +ads. reference. illustration credits.index. glossy pages throughout. almost every page illustrated, many in full color. charts.maps. tables. b&w, illustrations. diagrams. paelontology. archaeology. ancient history. prehistory. geology. evolutionary biology. darwinism. biology. rock hunting. zoology. biogeography. pangaea. bible. dinosaurs. extinction. gondwanaland. laurasia. ecosystems. plankton. natural selection. paleomagnetism. petrifaction. pleistocene epoch. pliocene epoch. tektites. taphonomy. ~ Since the rise of multicellular life on earth, a handful of mysterious cataclysms has swept our planet ~ geologically brief outbreaks of mass extinction that have eliminated tens ofthousands of thriving species. In Extinction, distinguished paleobiologist Steven M. Stanley presents an authoritative analysis of these dramatic global disasters, investigating what the rich storehouse of rock and fossil clues can tell us about their origins, progress, and implications. Stanley lucidly describes the common traits of mass extinctions ~ their rapid course, worldwide reach, major effect on tropical life, and possible regularity ~ and explains how they differ from the background extinctions that are a continuous force in nature. Relating the revolutionary findings of plate tectonics to the immense scale of mass extinction, he evaluates the evidence that continental drift has triggered lethal changes in ocean circulation, sea level, and climatic patterns. Moreover, he examines the recent, highly publicized hypothesis that a meteor, comet, or other extraterrestrial object might have served as an agent of catastrophe. At the heart of the book, Stanley reconstructs each of the mass extinctions ~ from the crisis that struck the primordial algae of the Precambrian interval more than half a billion years ago to the continuing cycles of glaciation that have victimized the animals of our current Neogene Period. He devotes special attention to the dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era and considers possible sources for the uncharacteristic concentrations of iridium ~ an element far more common to meteorites than to earth ~ deposited toward the end of their reign. Ultimately, Stanley concludes that while meteor impacts or other extraterrestrial effects remain conjectural causes for any mass extinction, strong geologic evidence points to global climatic change as the most vital single factor behind these rare, devastating, and seemingly inevitable events.…

Hardcover. Condition: Bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque avec équipements. Edition 1987. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Former library book. Edition 1987. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good in very good dust jacket. 2nd printing.

HB. Fine in dw.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN 0716750147. Hardback. Very good condition book in a Very good condition dustjacket, with slight browning to jacket edges and spine. Tight, sound unmarked copy except for previous owner's name written on front endpaper. Later Printing.

ISBN 0-7167-5014-7. Hardback. Second Printing. Very Good condition book with dust soiling to top edge, in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges. Tight sound copy.

Hardback. Second Printing. Tight Bright Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book. Very Good to Near Fine Condition in a Very Good to Near Fine condition Dustjacket. ISBN 0-7167-5014-7.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New. Vintage 1987 For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. The Author Introduces The Basic Concepts Of Geology And Palaeobiology That Are Necessary To Understand Mass Extinction And Addresses Individual Crises In Chronological Order, Describing Them And Showing How Temporal, Geographic, And Biological Patterns Offer Clues To Help Pinpoint The Agents Of Extinction.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Light shelf wear to dust jacket and cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 242 pages. 9.75x9.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

[First edition]. Well illustrated with photographs, charts, diagrams and original art. A fine copy in original silver-lettered brown cloth; white pictorial (triceratops) dust jacket a touch dusty at edges and lightly yellowed on spine. #20 in the excellent SciAm Library series of works in various fields from mathematics and physics to biology and natural history.…