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With more than two hundred richly colored, painstakingly detailed antique illustrations, Lost Fish offers a chance to meditate on the dazzling beauty of marine life before it is too late. Culled from rare eighteenth-century scientific volumes, these stunning prints testify to the ages curiosity about the natural world, which spurred legendary writers to expound on the beauty of creation and etymologists like Linnaeus, Buffon, and his successor, the Comte de Lacepede, to catalogue the species around them. Today, only the very deepest crevasses of the ocean elude us. But many of these species so meticulously enumerated by Lacepede are lost forever, or pushed to the ink of extinction, put at risk by the planets changing climate.
Elizabeth Kolbert is one of today's leading environmental journalists.
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Vendeur : HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! N° de réf. du vendeur S_435813444
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Vendeur : Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover w/DJ. Etat : Good+/Very Good. Color Illustrations (illustrateur). New York, NY: Assouline Publishing. Good+/Very Good. (2008). . Hardcover w/DJ. 4to., 232 pp., shelfwear, writing on half title page . N° de réf. du vendeur BOOKS342309
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Vendeur : Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good Plus. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good Plus. First Edition. 2008. 231pp. Colour illustrations. "The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw a veritable flood of scientific inquiry, as new species were discovered and new disciplines founded. Writers such as Rousseau and Audubon expounded on the beauties of nature, while naturalists like Linnaeus, Buffon, and his successor, the Comte de Lacépède, struggled to catalog the world around them. Today, only the very deepest crevasses of the ocean elude us. But many of these species, so meticulously described by Lacépède, are lost to us today, or pushed to the brink of extinction, put at risk by the planet's changing climate. Lost Fish presents a chance to meditate on the beauty of these beings before it is too late. Nearly two hundred antique illustrations of these wonders of the deep are paired with Lacépède's introductory musings on man's relationship to the marine Acclaimed environmental reporter Elizabeth Kolbert provides an introduction that elucidates the perils facing the ocean today?a fate inextricably linked with our own. As Jacques Cousteau put it, "Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat."" Both book and unclipped dust jacket are in excellent condition. All contents are tight and clean. There are no inscriptions. The jacket is covered with removable clear plastic for protection. PLEASE NOTE: Heavy book so extra will be needed for shipping to non-UK customers. N° de réf. du vendeur Nature178
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G2759403920I4N00
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Vendeur : Rainy Day Books, Courtenay, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Fine condition book and jacket. Introduction by Elizabeth Kolbert. Heavy to ship. N° de réf. du vendeur 045041
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Vendeur : Arete Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. small tear to dj at top of spine. N° de réf. du vendeur 014167
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