Vertebrate Zoogeography & Evolution in Australia Tapa dura - 1984

Perth: Hesperian Press, 1984. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Collection of essays relating to Australian/Australasian vertebrate fauna, its origins and evolutionary history, distribution past and present, etc; copiously illustrated in b&w and with some colour plates; background chapters, followed by sections on Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, New Zealand/New Guinea and Lord Howe Island; medium foxing to endpapers, prelims, and text block, scattered foxing in text, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper lightly rubbed, o.w. Very Good; PLEASE NOTE: VERY HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING IF DESTINATION IS OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA.

Hesperian Press, Australia, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Hardcover. 1203 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hesperian Press, Australia, 1984. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. . Clipped front end page. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Animals & Birds; ISBN: 085905036X. ISBN/EAN: 9780859050364. Inventory No: 24030213.. 9780859050364

Hesperian Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 1203 pages. 8-3/4 by 12 inches. 'A detailed work on the present state of our knowldge of the Australian vertebrate fauna and its origins and evolutionary history' -- from the forward by John Calaby. Printed from typescript. Illustrated in black-and-white. First edition (first printing). Corners lightly bumped and spine a bit pushed thus a near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a short tear at one corner. Association copy with a sweet inscription: 'To Steve Gould, with all the respect one human being could have for another (and as a bribe to try to persuade a forward out of you for the 2nd edition!). Cheers, Michael Archer.' From the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution, Stephen Jay Gould. With a posthumous tipped in bookplate indicating the provenance. *** Intellectually, Gould understood the true nature of these bookplates, but the book collector in him appreciated them. In his essay 'A… Leer más