First Edition. "Crampton made twelve expeditions to the Pacific and published three magnificent monographs—probably the finest work ever done on the evolution of land snails...How can we assess the importance of Crampton's work...? I am biased to be sure, for snail men (I am one) revere Crampton as a kind.....

First Edition. The complete set of Crampton's work on the Partula snails found on islands in the Pacific. Crampton's almost unbelievable amount of field work-—he measured and examined more than 200,000 specimens—provided valuable statistical data to document the evolution of species and variations. He showed that new species could evolve.....

First Edition. An exploration of human behavior, based on interviews with more than fifty scientists, including Stephen Jay Gould. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Corners bumped. This copy is inscribed to the evolutionary biologist and.....

First Edition. With an introductory commentary and editorial contributions by Harry J. Jerison. Translated by Harry J. Jerison and Irene Jerison. vii, 340 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. This copy with Stephen Jay Gould's ownership signature. This copy came from.....

First Edition. Nozick "renews Socrates’s quest to uncover the life that is worth living. In brave and moving meditations on love, creativity, happiness, sexuality, parents and children, the Holocaust, religious faith, politics, and wisdom, The Examined Life brings philosophy back to its preeminent subject, the things that matter most."—the publisher.....

First Edition. A synthesis of three decades of study and writing about evolutionary theory. Gould, ever the historian of science, traces the development of evolution in order to make his case that biologists put too much emphasis on the "design" embodied in natural selection and too little on random chance.....

First Edition. viii, 88 pages. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a short tear at the top of the spine. Inscribed by the author to the National Book Award-winning evolutionary theorist Stephen Jay Gould: "For Stephen.....

First Edition. "Adaptive radiation—the rise of a diversity of ecological roles and attendant adaptations within a lineage—is one of the most important processes bridging ecology and evolution"—the back cover. Twenty-one essays. xvii, 621 pages. First edition. A near fine copy (minor bumping to the corners) in illustrated boards. This copy is.....

First Edition. 155 pages. 11 pages of plates. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). This copy is inscribed by one of the authors (not sure which one) to the paleontologist and evolutionary theorist Stephen Jay Gould: "Professor Stephen J. Gould with the best compliments of.....

First Edition. A reprint of this precursor to Malthus' work on population. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This copy is inscribed by Montagu to the evolutionist and paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould: "For Steve, Affectionately from Ashley. 29 June 1981." Montagu (born Israel Ehrenberg) was.....

First Edition. Correct first edition (first printing), preceding the US edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author with her true name, "Ruth Rendell as [Barbara Vine] To Stephen Gould with best wishes." The recipient was Stephen Jay Gould, the noted American paleontologist.....

First Edition. A collection of popular science essays, including the title piece on grafts and transplants, the field for which Medawar won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1960. Medawar (1915–1987) was a distinguished scientist whose research contributed significantly toward transplants as a medical therapy. He was also an innovative thinker.....

First Edition. A portrait of rich environmental and cultural heritage of the Amazon, told through oral histories, stories, and published accounts. The author is a Brazil expert at UC Berkeley and did extensive field work in South America. 332 pages. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A......