Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin
by Gould, Stephen Jay
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Stephen Jay Gould is an internationally renowned evolutionary biologist and best-selling author, equally respected by academic and general interest readers. His books for the general reader include seven collections of essays (written for his monthly column in Natural History magazine, which he has done for over twenty years) and three original nonfiction works. Gould is the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard and the Curator for Invertebrate Paleontology in the University's Museum of Comparative Zoology. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City. From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940822
- Title
- Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin
- Author
- Gould, Stephen Jay
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harmony Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- signed, first edition
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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