Abrams field museum (9 résultats)

Soft Cover. Etat : Fine. 1st Printing. A history of chocolate, exploring the relationship between this rainforest treasure and human civilization. As well as a full, illustrated description of how chocolate is grown, processed and manufactured, this book shows chocolate's roles in the history of slavery, war and medicine. Errata sheet laid in. Size: Square Large Octavo.…

paperback. Etat : Very Good.

Softcover. Etat : Very Good. Full number line. First Paperback printing. Solid VG softcover. Includes errata sheet.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Copyright is 2000. 206 pages. Due to weight, additional charges may apply for Priority and/or International shipping.

Hardcover. Etat : VG/VG. Black boards with aqua lettering on front and spine, bright aqua dust jacket with color illustration, xix, 252 pp, profusely illustrated in color and bw. "The Aztec World is an illustrated survey of the Aztecs based on insightful research by a team of international experts from the United States and Mexico. In addition to traditional subjects like cosmology, religion, human sacrifice, and political history, this book covers such concerns as the environment and agriculture, health and disease, women and social status, and urbanism. It also discusses the effects of European conquests on Aztec culture and society, in addition to offering contemporary perspectives on their civilization."--Jacket. Catalog of an exhibition to be held first at the Chicago Field Museum in November 2008 and then at two other U.S. venues. Includes bibliographical references and index.…

Original publisher's paper-covered boards,pictorial front- & backcover, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: title-page illustration, frontispiece, 176pp., very richly illustrated, side-notes & references, chapternotes & references, index, credits illustrations, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new. Study of the work of pioneer geneticist Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), looking at the political and scientific upheavals of the mid-19th century as a backdrop for his revolutionary ideas about DNA and the transmission of genes.…

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4to. pp. 232. profusely illus. in colour & b/w. biblio. index. cloth. dw. (minor wear at edges).

dj. First Edition. First printing. Quarto (29cm). Publisher's blue cloth, with pictorial dust jacket; 232pp; color illus. Bookplate of James Glen Mead. A clean, fresh copy: Near Fine. Jacket lightly rubbed at edges, with handwritten price sticker to front flap: Very Good.