Variations and Evolution in Plants (Biological) Tapa dura - 1950

New York & London: Columbia University Press, 1951. [Second printing]. A few text diagrams and maps, large octavo, pp xxii, 643, a small neat signature on the front endpaper, a considerable amount of pencil lining throughout the book - marginal rather than underlining and with a few notes, otherwise quite sound and tight, blue cloth slightly worn, the spine faded and slightly bruised. [Stebbins was an American botanist and geneticist who is widely regarded as one of the leading evolutionary biologists of the 20th century. This is his most important publication, combining genetics and Darwin's theory of natural selection to describe plant speciation. It is regarded as one of the main publications which formed the core of the modern synthesis and still provides the conceptual framework for research in plant evolutionary biology; according to Ernst Mayr, "Few later works dealing with the evolutionary systematics of plants have not been very deeply affected by Stebbins' work" ,… Leer más

Columbia Univ Pr, 1950. hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. This hardcover is subtitled "Number XVI of the Columbia Biological Series" on inside title page. The spine and cover feature gold lettering. Spine is tight and without reading crease. Covers clean. The lightly age-toned pages appear unmarked. We ship FAST!

Columbia University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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New York: Columbia University Press. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 643 pages. part of the Columbia Biological Series. "Great advances have been made in the fields of systematics and morphology. These coupled with increasing co-operation and interchange of ideas between scientists with different training and background have made possible a far broader conception of the processes of evolution as a whole than any which was open to evolutionists of even a generation ago. ....This present book is intended as a progress report on this syntheitic approach to evolution as it applies to the plant kingdom, and in particular to seed plants." small previous owner's name at top of first page. spine slightly sunned. ; 6 1/4 x 9 1/8

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.