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New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 22.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. vii 281pp. Green cloth in dust jacket. Stated first edition (American), published in England as "Keeping Cool and Other Essays" the same year. Above where it states first edtiion there are some characters blacked out above it. Previous owner's booplate on front fixed endpaper. Original price of $2.75 present on front flap.Some cihpping and edgewear to the jacket. Uncommon. Haldane is one of the founders of neo-Darwinism, which integrates Darwin's theory of evolution with Mendel's theory of genetics. The present work discusses unsolved problems in science and glimpses of the scientist at work.
Adventures of a Biologist by J.B.S. Haldane - 1940
by J.B.S. Haldane
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Adventures of a Biologist
by J.B.S. Haldane
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Harper and Brothers Publishers 1940. Stated first edition.Boards and binding are sturdy with moderate shelf and edgewear. Text is clean and unmarked. Pages lightly tanned with age . Some foxing on pastedowns and endpages. Foredges lightly soiled. No DJ.
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- Date Published 1940
- Keywords biology, science history
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Adventures of a Biologist [Keeping Cool]
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Adventures Of A Biologist
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Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1940. First Edition. 281 pages. Blue dust jacket over green cloth. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Small dent to middle of front board. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.
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