An Urchin In the Storm

by Gould, Stephen Jay

An Urchin in the Storm is a volume of collected essays from paleontologist and well-known science writer Stephen Jay Gould. All but one of the essays had originally appeared in The New York Review of Books.

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1988
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New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1988. Softcover. Fine. Reprint. 255pp. Trade paperback. Black and white illustrations by David Levine. Fine. Details geology, biological determinism and evolutionary theory, amongst other scientific topics.
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New York: W.W. Norton & Company (1987), 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [6], 7-255, [1] pp. Maroon cloth over cream-colored paper with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $18.95 on front flap of jacket. A Near Fine book with mild foxing to top edges of boards in a Near Fine dust jacket with a… Read more about this item
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NY: W.W. Norton, 1987. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. 246pp+ index. Previous owner's blindstamp on title page, else a very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.
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New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1987. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. A collection of essays. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a little fading to the spine.
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NY: W W Norton; (1987). First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First printing of this book of essays about science and biology, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Just slight darkening to the edge of the page block. The price clipped dust jacket has very minor wear. A few drawings by David Levine and an… Read more about this item
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New York: W.W. Norton & Company [0-393-30537-6] 1987. (Trade paperback) 255pp. Very good. Notes, diagrams, illustrations, index. The front cover has a minor discoloration from a removed sticker and the spine is faded. "Ranging as far as the fox and as deep as the hedgehog (the urchin of his title), Stephen Jay Gould explands… Read more about this item
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AN URCHIN IN THE STORM : Essays About Books and Ideas

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AN URCHIN IN THE STORM Essays about Books and Ideas

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New York: W W Norton & Co Inc. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039302492X . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner name on FEP. ; 8.2 X 5.4 X 1.0 inches; 255 pages .
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New York/London: W. W. Norton & Company, (1987).. (1987).. Very good. - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. There is some very light soiling to the rear panel of the dust wrapper with a small, light stain to the top edge of the front flap. 255 pages. Illustrated with black-and- white portraits after drawings by David Levine. Near fine.… Read more about this item
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