LOVELOCK, JAMES - The Ages of Gaia a Biography of Our Living Earth

NY: W. W. Norton, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0393025837; Very minor soil and wear on the sound, ‘tho very slightly cocked, binding. Ffep is corner-clipped. The very tips of a the bottom fore corners on a few pages are very lightly bumped, otherwise the contents are almost as new. Moderate edge wear, very minor soil, on the complete DJ. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION, 1988. 8-1/2” Tall, XX + 252pp. Light gray boards, medium green cloth spine, bright silver spine lettering. SCIENCE. “To the ancient Greeks the Earth was a living goddess, Gaia. This profound book replaces myth with science. Drawing on the latest developments in geology, geochemistry, evolutionary biology, and climatology, and his own pathbreaking research, Lovelock offers a new scientific synthesis in harmony with the Greek conception of the earth as a living whole, as Gaia. ” … Index. Occasional b/w photos & figures throughout.. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket .