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1964 Folio: D.D.Davis, THE GIANT PANDA 1st.Ed., 339p. 159 ill, PRISTINE COPY

$ 35.64

Availability: 21 in stock
  • Topic: Anthropology
  • ISBN: DoesNotApply
  • Subject: Science & Medicine
  • Year Printed: 1964
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
  • Binding: Hardcover

    Description

    1964 Folio: D.D.Davis, THE GIANT PANDA 1st. Ed., 339p. 159 ill, PRISTINE COPY
    D. Dwight Davis, THE GIANT PANDA A Morphological Study Of Evolutionary Mechanisms. Chicago; Chicago Natural History Museum, December 7, 1964, First Edition, 339 pages. Folio: 12.5" X 9.5" Red printed boards. Called the Giant Panda Bible for good reason. A pristine copy bound into pristine red boards. With 159 photos & figures & 25 tables in the text, by the Curator of vertebrate anatomy at the Museum. Described as follows: "The greatest work of modern comparative anatomy. Contains more than anyone could want to know about Pandas;" (Jay Gould, The Pandas' Thumb p.22.) Again, a beautiful copy of a desirable book: originally published in wrappers, here rebound into Fine boards w/ marbled endpapers; the interior text is also Fine. Shipping with delivery tracking on this heavy volume is .50 Thank you for viewing this sale &good luck.
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