Inscribed to Stephen Jay Gould
A Modern Day Yankee in a Connecticut Court and Other Essays on Science
Publication: New York: Viking, 1986. First Edition.
Notes: A fine/fine first edition inscribed to the scientist Stephen Jay Gould.
183 pages.
Edition + Condition: First edition (first printing, stating "first published..." with no indications of later printings). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This copy is inscribed to Stephen Jay Gould, a National Book Award-winning science writer and one of the most influential theorists on evolution in the 20th century. The inscription reads, "To Steve, a kindred spirit. Allan. November 1986."
This copy comes from Gould's Harvard office library and has a posthumous bookplate denoting the provenance.
Item No: #364173
Price: $100