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Islands (Scientific American Library series)

Author(s):

Menard, H W

Illustrator(s):

Binding:

Hardcover

Volume Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket:

Yes

Dust Jacket Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket Protection:

N/A

Edition:

1st Edition

Impression:

1st Impression

Signature:

None

Language:

English

Publisher Name:

Scientific American Books

Publication Year:

1986

Publication Place:

New York, NY, USA

ISBN:

9780716750178

Book ID:

045538

Catalogue(s):

Nature and Natural History ◇ Science – General

£24.00

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First edition, first printing. vi, 232pp, with plentiful maps, colour illustrations & figures in text. Emerald cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on the spine. Beige endpapers. 8vo. Cloth a tad tubbed at spine ends else volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. Glossy, illustrated dust wrapper, gently bumped along lower edges, with a tiny indentation near the base of the spine.

A comprehensive study of oceanic islands, providing a picture of their birth, evolution and death, drawing the reader into the world of marine geology, plate tectonics and the qualities of the earth’s crust.

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