Isbn: 9780802763617 - how did we find out about our human roots? (2 risultati)

Unknown. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Asimov, How did We … Human Roots, Walker NY First Edition, First Print 1979, Fine dust jacket taped to book price $6.85, library tag on spine, library label on mylar front and blackout label on back mylar. Near fine hardcover with beige boards, all 57 pages tightly bound, library pocket on ffp. A few brown mark foxing, library stamp on page 51 but no other marks in text. See Photos. Illustrated by David Wool, w-5.75, h- 8.5, d - 0.5 weight 0.55lbs ISBN 0802763618 A rare book that traces the development of man as expressed first through creationism and later modified by scientific findings. From belief in Adam and Eve and a 6,000-year-old universe, Asimov traces the discoveries that have helped us piece together the history of man's origins. False leads, true finds, theories rejected and resurrected, and an outright fraud (Piltdown Man) are all part of the story, which Asimov tells with matter-of-fact dispatch if not distinction. David Wool (illustratore).…