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| View Larger Image | Living Jewels: The Natural Design of Beetles (Minis) | Hardcoverby Poul Beckmann (Author)
| List Price: | $7.95 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Prestel Publishing | | Edition: | Minth Edition | | Page Count: | 96 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 01, 2003 | | Sales Rank: | 800,445th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
Attractive, affordable, and adorable, these miniature versions of popular Prestel titles are the perfect gifts. They’re packed with color, yet small enough to fit into a pocket or purse. They’re as inviting to the eye as they are to the wallet. And there are titles to suit every occasion, taste, and interest. Like all of Prestel’s products, these "Minis" feature amazing artwork of all kinds, elegantly designed and packaged. Whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, holiday, or just time for a pick-me-up, these miniature treasures prove that little things mean a lot. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 10 reviews)
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Adorably little but the description should have said so.... by Sam G (NY, NY USA)  3 Stars
January 14, 2008
This is a beautiful book, with incredible photos of beetles. My sons (age 4 and 8) were constantly fighting over having a turn looking at it. Which leads me to the drawback of the book...it's TINY! Why doesn't the description say this? It's like a mini book. So, when the boys were fighting over it, I put it in my pocket, and then it got lost...so I am buying another one.
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my step daughter LOVED it!!! THANKS!!! by Susan (San Luis Obispo, CA)  5 Stars
January 08, 2008
I got this as a Christmas gift for my stepdaughter, who likes beetles, and she loved it.
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Overpriced by Clean freak  1 Stars
December 08, 2007
Despite reading other reviews, I didn't fully appreciate how small this book is until I saw it in person. The pictures are pretty, but this book is hardly worth $8.
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tiny overpriced by bookbuyerr (Blue States, USA) 1 Stars
June 11, 2007
Book is very tiny, less than five inches by 3 and a half inches. It is a mini taken from a full sized book. Way overpriced.
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not happy by G. Townsend (Orlando,Fl) 1 Stars
April 10, 2007
I was disappointed in this book,if I had seen it on a shelf before hand I would have bypassed it all together.
Very little information and not enough listing for referrence use.
Would not recommend to anyone.
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