Inscribed to Stephen Jay Gould
The Rise of Birds: 225 Million Years of Evolution
Publication: Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. First Edition.
Notes: An illustrated introduction to bird evolution. This is the first edition; it was reissued in 2015 in revised form.
312 pages. 8-1/2 by 10-3/4 inches.
Edition + Condition: First edition (with a numberline ending in 1). A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. This copy is inscribed to the noted paleontologist and evolutionary theorist, Stephen Jay Gould, who is cited twice in the bibliography. "To Stephen Jay Gould with warm regards, Sankar Chatterjee. 16 January 1998." With a posthumous bookplate denoting the provenance affixed to the front pastedown.
ISBN: 0801856159
Item No: #363654
Price: $100