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. A late work summarizing Gulick's views on divergent evolution with what might today be called "contingency": "members of the same species, exposed to the same environment in isolated groups, will often arrive at divergent methods of dealing with the environment." He goes on to conclude that the assumption.....

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. The text of the Naumburg Memorial Lecture, about writing biographical novels, by one of the best practitioners of the genre as the author of Lust for Life (Vincent Van Gogh), Sailor on Horseback (Jack London), and The Origin (Charles Darwin). 17 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine.....

First Edition. 237 pages. More than 75 in-text illustrations. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in the original publisher's cloth binding. With the scientific bookplate of Charles Atwood Kofoid. Private library number on front cover.

First Edition. An English translation of an 18th-century work that "hypothesize much of what has become the basis of modern genetics." Sources of Science, no. 29. 86 pages. First edition (of this edition). A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with surface scuffing.

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. One of the most influential books on the Challenger space shuttle disaster and a notable work on the sociology of decision-making. According to Google Scholar, this book has been cited 5000 times in the academic literature. Vaughn is a professor of sociology at Columbia University. 575 pages. First.....

First Edition. A brief listing of some 6000 works, with authors, titles, and publication details. This work was published soon after Thompson (1860–1948) assumed the post of professor of natural history at the University of Dundee, Scotland, his first professional job. He is best known for his book On Growth.....

First Edition. A work mostly devoted to entomology (insects being the most common subject of these essays), with a few botanical pieces. Two examples: Essay X, "On a Species of Fly produced on the Flower of a Plant" and Essay XII: "On the Production and Fructification of a Singular Species.....

First Edition. A Russian work on the evolution of the amphibian skull, translated into English in 2004 and published in the series, Advances in Amphibian Research in the Former Soviet Union. 283 pages. Text in Russian (Cyrillic). First edition. A very good or better copy in the original printed cloth-covered.....

An illustrated introduction, in English, to the microscope by one of the largest manufacturers of the devices. 34 pages. A later edition. A very good to near fine copy, in stapled wrappers (pamphlet).

First Edition. The English version of Beitrage zur Interferenz Mikroskopie, with new content not included in the original German work. An introduction to a branch of light and electron microscopy. Translated by J. Home Dickson. 394 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a good, price-clipped dust.....