GOULD STEPHEN JAY

Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History

Norwalk, Conneticut: Easton Press, 1991. Hardcover. This is a First Edition, signed book. In As New condition with the previous owner's blind stamp on the titles page. Genuine green leather gilt illustrations to the cover and spine. Raised bands to the spine. Linen end papers and a gold cloth ribbon book marker. "A collection of thirty-five essays--representing the best of the column "This View of Life" from "Natural History" magazine--focuses on the themes of evolution and of the innumerable oddities of nature." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 540 pages; Signed by Author. As New .

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Book number: 27637

Catalogue: Evolution, Biology, Nature, History,Science

Keywords: Biology > Evolution Nature > History Science Essays Nature Science History Essays

RUSSELL, SHARMAN APT

Anatomy of a Rose Exploring the Secret Life of Flowers

Basic Books, 2001. Paperback. ISBN: 0738202088. Illustrated by Liddy Hubbell. Green/ black Hardcovers in Fine+ condition. A sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped and in Fine condition. "A botanical journey that reveals the science behind flowers--how they evolved, how they survive, and how they heal, as well as various types of flowers that regulate their own temperature, attract pollinating bats, and smell like rotting corpses." ; B&W Illustrations; 7.5 X 1 X 7.5 inches; 232 pages. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26845

Catalogue: Science, Nature, Biology, History

Keywords: 0738202088 Science > Nature Biology > History Nature Science History