Evolution and the Diversity of Life; Selected Essays
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [7], viii-ix, [4], 2-721, [3] pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Tan endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with several in-text black and white diagrams. Inscribed by Mayr to Bill (William) Coleman, a former historian of science at UW-Madison. Coleman was Mayr's student. The inscription reads: "To Bill Coleman from whom I have learned more than he knows in admiration and gratitude Ernst Christmas 1976". Mayr was one of the most important biologists of the twentieth century. This book is an important collection of essays in biology and evolutionary diversity, written by a significant champion of Darwin's theory of evolution. A lovely association copy displaying the exchange of intellectual ideas between pupil and instructor. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #000016213
Mild toning to the textblock's edges; jacket with a few chips and spots of rubbing.
Price: $750.00