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San Francisco: Freeman, Cooper & Co, (1972). Original paper boards, lettered in silver. Among other articles, the first appearance of Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould's âPunctuated Equilibria: An Alternative to Phyletic Gradualismâ pages 82-115, illustrated. Original paper boards, lettered in silver. Along with introducing this new theory for the first time, the authors, expecting controversy, criticize the long-time âdogmaâ of gradual change of phyletic characters resulting in a new species - Thomas Kuhnâs 1952 "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" is used to support the argument. This is Gouldâs own copy, with a posthumous book label: âFrango ut patefaciam / I break in order to reveal / From the Library of / Stephen Jay Gould / Eureka Booksâ. Some rubbing to the board edges, a Very Good copy.…