The Panda's Thumb; More Reflections in Natural History

Gould, Stephen Jay

ISBN 10: 0393013804 / ISBN 13: 9780393013801

Published by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, New York, 1980

About this Item

About Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, toned at the edges and with a few small chips and tears. Quarter blue cloth, faded a shade at the spine. Square and firmly bound, gift inscription on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. Gould's work that examines evolution of the layperson, answering questions like "Were dinosaurs really dumber than lizards?" and "How does Mickey Mouse's evolution mirror our own?".

Seller Inventory # 10146

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Panda's Thumb; More Reflections in Natural History
• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393013804
• ISBN 13: 9780393013801
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Octavo, Blue Cloth Wrapped Spine With Cream Color Boards, PP.343, B & W Illustrations, His Third Book Signed And Inscribed At The Half Title Page “For Mike Williams Best Wishes & Thanks For The Look At Spineless Sharks & Other Wonders” Stephen Jay Gould; Gould signed very little and this copy to a contributing academic at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History is interesting

About the Author

Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. He published over twenty books, received the National Book and National Book Critics Circle Awards, and a MacArthur Fellowship.