9780521663014 - Travels with the Fossil Hunters (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine hardcover book and DJ. .Ex library but only library sign is Discard stamp and blank where call letter removed. No stamped name, No date due slip, no card pocket, no tape. Appears unread.Bright clean tight.Shelf43AA. Not a book club (BC)copy.not a remainder.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book and DJ in VG condition except that the FEP has a large corner clipped and the DJ flaps are glued to the boards. No other marks. Travels with the Fossil Hunters (ISBN: 0521663016) Edited by Whybrow, Peter J. 10.2 by .91 inches. (230 pages) Copiously illustrated stories of remote palaeontological expeditions, for anyone interested in travelling and fossils.Twelve stories of the problems, curiosities and geology that palaeontologists encounter working in extreme field conditions, from desert to frozen waste, from mountain to forest. Copiously illustrated and with a foreword from David Attenborough, this fascinating book will appeal to anyone interested in travelling and fossils, amateurs and professionals alike.

Condition: Good. PLEASE NOTE: FORMER LIBRARY BOOK. IT MAY HAVE IDENTIFYING STAMPS, MARKS, STICKERS, ETC. Former Library book. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover; remainder mark on lower edge; o/w in near fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Foreword by David Attenborough. Color photographs throughout. First edition. Remainder mark on bottom edge, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. In excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xvii, 211 pp. : color illustrations ; 27 cm. ; OCLC: 41404550 ; ISBN: 0521663016 (hardcover); UPC: 9780521663014; LCCN: 99-30134 ; LC: QE714.7; Dewey: 560/.92/2 ; Contents: Across Tibet by jeep, pony and foot / Andrew Smith -- Fishing and some dinos aurs in the Sahara / Alison Longbottom and Angela Milner -- Digging the rock / Chris Stringer -- Summer in Latvia / Per Erik Ahlberg -- Brains in Abu Dhabi's desert / Peter J. Whybrow -- Thomas Hardy, Driver ants and some West African fossils / Stev e Culver -- Two passages to India / Paul D. Taylor -- Digging for dragons in China / Angela Milner -- Close encounters in Pakistan / Peter J. Whybrow -- Day of a thousand fossils / Peter Andrews -- Arabia felix: Fossilised fruits and the price of fr ogs / Peter Whybrow. ;"Travels with the Fossil Hunters tells twelve stories of expeditions to remote parts of the world in search of diverse fossils such as dinosaurs and human ancestors. Palaeontologists relate the problems and curiosities they enc ounter whilst working in extreme conditions, from the deserts of the Sahara and Yemen to the frozen wastes of Antarctica, from the mountains of India to the forests of Latvia. They tell us what field expeditions are really like: dodging bullets in W est Africa or rabid dogs in Pakistan, surviving yak-butter tea in Tibet or raw fish in China. Along the way they also describe the palaeontology and geology of the countries they visit and the scientific reasons for their expeditions. Copiously illu strated with spectacular colour photographs and with a foreword from David Attenborough and an introduction from Richard Fortey, this fascinating book will appeal to anyone interested in travelling and fossils, amateurs and professionals alike." ; blue cloth with silver lettering in color photographic dustjacket ; VG/VG. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xvii, 211 pp. : color illustrations ; 27 cm. ; OCLC: 41404550 ; ISBN: 0521663016 (hardcover); UPC: 9780521663014; LCCN: 99-30134 ; LC: QE714.7; Dewey: 560/.92/2 ; Contents: Across Tibet by jeep, pony and foot / Andrew Smith -- Fishing and some dinosaurs in the Sahara / Alison Longbottom and Angela Milner -- Digging the rock / Chris Stringer -- Summer in Latvia / Per Erik Ahlberg -- Brains in Abu Dhabi's desert / Peter J. Whybrow -- Thomas Hardy, Driver ants and some West African fossils / Steve Culver -- Two passages to India / Paul D. Taylor -- Digging for dragons in China / Angela Milner -- Close encounters in Pakistan / Peter J. Whybrow -- Day of a thousand fossils / Peter Andrews -- Arabia felix: Fossilised fruits and the price of frogs / Peter Whybrow. ;"Travels with the Fossil Hunters tells twelve stories of expeditions to remote parts of the world in search of diverse fossils such as dinosaurs and human ancestors. Palaeontologists relate the problems and curiosities they encounter whilst working in extreme conditions, from the deserts of the Sahara and Yemen to the frozen wastes of Antarctica, from the mountains of India to the forests of Latvia. They tell us what field expeditions are really like: dodging bullets in West Africa or rabid dogs in Pakistan, surviving yak-butter tea in Tibet or raw fish in China. Along the way they also describe the palaeontology and geology of the countries they visit and the scientific reasons for their expeditions. Copiously illustrated with spectacular colour photographs and with a foreword from David Attenborough and an introduction from Richard Fortey, this fascinating book will appeal to anyone interested in travelling and fossils, amateurs and professionals alike." ; blue cloth with silver lettering in color photographic dustjacket ; scuffing to back ep, else VG/VG. Book.