Published by The Society, 1956
Seller: Katsumi-san Co., Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Inscribed at top of title page, "Presented to Prof. H. B. Whittington with compliments of the [Society] President." Harry Blackmore Whittington was a British paleontologist known for his work with the Burgess Shale; in 1956 when he received this book, he was a curator at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology. Volume has large top-corner creasing and other wear, including creasing in bottom margins; binding has soil; spine has wear; inside covers have small tape residue; bottom of final page has soil; other pages have soil as well; reading copy with an interesting provenance. [7], 229, xxxvi pages, with in-text illustrations and 37 plates. Large, heavy volume. [otob: 30r].