Editore: Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
Hardback. Condizione: Fine.
Editore: Penguin Random House, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Editore: Penguin Random House, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Editore: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. In his characteristically iconoclastic and original way, Gould argues that progress and increasing complexity are not inevitable features of the evolution of life on Earth. Further, if we wish to see grandeur in life, we must discard our selfish and anthropocentric view of evolution and learn to see it as Darwin did, as the random but unfathomably rich source of 'endless forms most beautiful and wonderful'. LIFE'S GRANDEUR is abundant with the fascinating arcana of palaeontology and biology, the subtleties of mathematical analysis, and the heroic achievements of baseball players and the occasional scientist. But behind it all, as always in Gould's popular writing, is a passionate belief in the completion of an intellectual revolution. Plato believed that abstract ideals are the fundemental reality, while the stones, flora and fauna of the world are merely its flawed and secondary reflection. Such a view may encourage us to see ourselves as closer than a gibbon to the ideal of life, but we flatter ourselves. We can and should appreciate human glory in human spheres. But any rational view of nature tells us that we are a simple branch on an immense bush. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Goldstone Books, Llandybie, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. All orders are dispatched within one working day from our UK warehouse. We've been selling books online since 2004! We have over 750,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
Editore: Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 1.5.
Editore: Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 1.5.
Editore: Jonathan Cape, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Regno Unito
paperback. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Slight shelf wear. Used.
Editore: Penguin Random House, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Regno Unito
Condizione: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Editore: Jonathan Cape, 1997
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Magis Books, Markfield, LEICS, Regno Unito
263pp. Soft covers. Very good+ Gould discusses the history of life, of music, sport and other human achievements in his search for the meaning of excellence.
Editore: London : Vintage, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xx, 244 pages : illustrations ; 20cm. Subjects: Evolution (Biology) Philosophy. Evolution. Variation (Biology). Genre: Evolution. Language: English. 1 Kg.
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: John Stoodley, Weymouth, Dorset, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition.
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Editore: Jonathan Cape, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, Nuova Zelanda
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 244 pages. Life's Grandeur is abundant with the fascinating arcana of palaeontology and biology, the subtleties of mathematical analysis, and the heroic achievements of baseball players and the occasional scientist. But behind it all, as always in Gould's popular writing, is a passionate belief in the completion of an intellectual .
Editore: Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, Regno Unito
Condizione: Good. USED - some outer edges have minor scuffs, spine is creased, outer pages have shelf wear, book content is in very good condition.
Editore: London : Vintage, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
Prima edizione
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xx, 244 pages : illustrations ; 20cm. Subjects: Evolution (Biology) Philosophy. Evolution. Variation (Biology). Genre: Evolution. Language: English. 1 Kg.
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Re-Read Ltd, Doncaster, Regno Unito
paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First edition. Book is in very good condition. All pages are intact and unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket.
Editore: Jonathan Cape, London 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
24.0 x 16.0cms, 244pp, graphs, very good hardback & dustwrapper Gould argues that progress and increasing complexity are not inevitable features of evolution. He wants us to appreciate evolution's random but unfathomably rich source of its forms.
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Pearlydewdrops, Streat, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Good. In good, clean, lightly read condition. Slight shelf wear to cover. Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed.
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Fireside Bookshop, Stroud, GLOS, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Paperback. Condizione: Good. Type: Book N.B. Small plain label to inside front cover. Darkening to page edges. (SCIENCE).
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Jenhams Books, Dundee, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. A hardback volume in Very Good or better condition, Near Fine, in a Fine dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). Overseas buyers please also note that shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel.
Editore: Jonathan Cape, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
1st U.K. ed. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in good plus dustjacket), figures (including drawings), minimal edgewear. 244 pp. The noted zoologist argues that progress and increasing complexity are not inevitable features of the evolution of life on Earth. This book states that if we wish to see grandeur in life, we must discard our selfish and anthropocentric view of evolution and learn to see it as Darwin did, as the unfathomably rich source of 'endless forms most beautiful and wonderful'.
Editore: Jonathan Cape, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Trade Paperback. Condizione: Fine. 1st Printing of 1st Edition. A straight unmarked book, appears unread.
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Jenhams Books, Dundee, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Fine condition, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). Overseas buyers please also note that shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel.
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Fireside Bookshop, Stroud, GLOS, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Type: Book.
Editore: Jonathan Cape, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Type: Book pp xx, 244. Signed by the Author to HTP. 3rd printing. DJ shows slight wear.
Editore: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0224041320 ISBN 13: 9780224041324
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 272 pages. 9.29x6.54x1.18 inches. In Stock.