Mimbres Publishing - Jack L. Carter and Martha Carter - Library of Used, Almost New and Historical Books of Great Value

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Darwin: A Norton Critical Edition

Philip Appleman, Editor; ISBN 0393950093 - Pages: 582; Publisher: Norton - Copyright © 1979; Condition: Paperback, inscription on first and last pages, "Sample Copy" stamped on book, otherwise clean. Price: $5.00 + $3 S/H

It is impossible to overstate the impact of Charles Darwin's work on western civilization. The editor includes selections from Darwin's several books and in so doing leaves little doubt about Darwin's place in the history of western thought.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's Philosophy of Evolution

H. James Birx; ISBN 0398024669 - Pages: 163 ; Publisher: Charles C. Thomas - Copyright © 1972; Condition: Hardback, inscription on first and last pages, penciled marginal notes on a dozen pages, otherwise clean. Price: $4.00 + $3 S/H

De Chardin dedicated his life to scientific research and the love of a personal God. His writings were an attempt to reconcile, within an evolutionary perspective, the sciences, philosophy, theology, mysticism, and the supernatural elements of Christianity.

The Origin of Species / with a special introduction by Julian Huxley

This daring and brilliant little book shocked and changed the world of science.

The Mismeasure of Man

Stephen Jay Gould; ISBN: 0393014894 - Pages: 352; Publisher: Norton - Copyright © 1981; Condition: Hardback, 1st edition, clean, wear and tear to dust jacket, otherwise excellent condition. Price: $6.00 + $4 S/H

"Scientists pride themselves on their objectivity, but science is a social act like any other human activity. The results generated by science reflect the surrounding culture. They also reflect the unconscious and very personal prejudices of the scientists themselves." — from the dust jacket

Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin

Stephen Jay Gould; ISBN: 0517703947 - Pages: 244; Publisher: Harmony Books - Copyright © 1996; Condition: Hardback, inscription on first page, penciled marginal notes on a dozen pages, otherwise clean and in excellent condition. Price: $8.00 + $4 S/H

"Gould writes in a consistently graceful, approachable style with easy elegance and clarity and he is an incomparable explainer of difficult ideas" (NY Times) — from the dust jacket.

Victorian Sensation: The Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation

In 1844, 15 years before Darwin published The Origin of Species, an anonymous author (thought to be Robert Chamberlain) presented an evolutionary account of the origin of the stars, solar system, and life on earth, with all its diverse species. He was almost right.

Processes of Organic Evolution

This book is designed to serve as a basic foundation for the study of evolution. Stebbins, recognized as a distinguished professor of genetics and evolution in his day, was well qualified to synthesize the major concepts of evolution. He emphasizes that the rate and direction of evolution depend upon the interaction of populations and their environment.

At the Water's Edge: Macroevolution and the Transformation of Life

Carl Zimmer; ISBN: 0684834901 - Pages: 290; Publisher: The Free Press - Copyright © 1998; Condition: Hardback, inscription on first and last pages but otherwise in as-new condition. Price: $5.00 + $4 S/H

"This is a fascinating and well-written account of a great chapter in the history of evolution. Zimmer brings evolutionary biology to life more vividly than any other author in recent memory." — from the dust jacket

Time's Arrow and Evolution

Harold F. Blum; No ISBN - Pages: 219; Publisher: Princeton University Press - © 1955; Condition: Hardback, ex-library book, inscriptions and stamps on inside front cover, no dust jacket, spine scuffed, otherwise very good condition. Price: $7.00 + $4 S/H

This book covers the chronology of evolutionary thought from pre-Darwin to the mid-1950s, from the origin and early evolution of the Earth, to the fitness of the environment, to energy and living systems, structure and reproduction, and stability and variability. It is basic reading and forms the foundation of how we got to where we are today in our knowledge.

The Evolution of Behavior

"The author believes that the three principal approaches to behavior-ecological, physiological, and developmental-can be interpreted profitably from the perspective of evolutionary biology. At the time of publication this book included much new material and a comprehensive bibliography that made it extremely useful for students of behavior." — from the dust jacket

The Spirit of System:
Lamarck and Evolutionary Biology

Richard W. Burkhardt, Jr.; ISBN: 0674833171 - Pages: 285. Publisher: Harvard University Press - ©1977; Condition: Hardcover, excellent condition but pp. 1-7 slightly creased by paperclip, no dust jacket. Price: $40.00 + $4 S/H

The chapters follow Lamarck's and Cuvier's careers. Attention is given to Lamarck's personal life and his naturalistic philosophy. Even though he has sometimes been mistreated in the literature, he is here given credit for distinguishing biology from the physical sciences. He is probably best known for his botanical interests while living and traveling in the south of France and the Mediterranean region. — Jack Carter

Instant Evolution:
We'd Better Get Good at It

The author "personally contributed to many of medical chemistry's most significant advances, including the development of antibiotics, the polio vaccine, and the birth-control pill. In this book, he reflects on his experiences in those years in an attempt to stimulate public awareness of and involvement in the issues affecting the future of science." — from the dust jacket

The Blind Watchmaker

Richard Dawkins; ISBN: 0393022161 - Pages: 332; Publisher: Norton - © 1986; Condition: Autographed by author on title page. Hardback, dust jacket has an extremely minor tear and creasing, inscription on first page, otherwise as-new. Price: $35.00 + $4 S/H

"The Blind Watchmaker is the best general account of evolution I have read in recent years. It is deep enough to be useful to biologists, yet sufficiently simple and well written (very well written, in fact) to appeal to the same large audience that enjoyed The Selfish Gene." — E. O. Wilson

Darwin's Dangerous Idea:
Evolution and the Meanings of Life

Daniel C. Dennett; ISBN: 0684802902 - Pages: 586; Publisher: Simon & Schuster - © 1995; Condition: Hardback, some underlining and marginal notes on a few pages, otherwise excellent condition. Price: $10.00 + $4 S/H

"Dennett has entered into a field that I know intimately-and I find that I learn more and am even more positively inspired. This is a surprisingly brilliant book. Where creative, it lifts the reader to new intellectual heights. Where critical, it is devastating. Dennett shows that American intellectuals have been powerfully misled on evolutionary matters, and his book will undo much damage." — Richard Dawkins

Evolutionary Biology Vol. 1

Th. Dobzhansky, M. K. Hecht, and W. C. Steere, editors; ISBN: 0813801028 - Pages: 444. Publisher: Meredith Publishing Company - ©1967; Condition: Hardcover, excellent condition, dust jacket slightly worn. Price: $21.00 + $4 S/H

This book was the first of a series of annual hardback publications containing critical reviews, commentaries, and original papers on various aspects of evolutionary biology. The authors were such distinguished scientists as Melvin Calvin, Ralph Alston, and G. Ledyard Stebbins.

Dominion: Can Nature and Culture Co-Exist?

"Our revised status in nature holds the key to understanding our evolutionary future. Being global means that we can no longer look to technological fixes to address the classic question posed by Thomas Malthus in 1799: How will we survive if population grows faster than our capacity to feed ourselves? As Niles Eldredge puts it, 'Malthus was not so much wrong as ahead of his time.'" —from the dust jacket

Time Frames: The Evolution of Punctuated Equilibria

Niles Eldredge; ISBN: 0691024359 - Pages: 240; Publisher: Princeton University Press - Copyright © 1985; Condition: Paperback, inscriptions on first and last pages, otherwise as-new condition. Price: $9.00 + $4 S/H

This small paperback makes the theory of punctuated equilibria accessible and exciting to the general reader. This theory, first published by Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould, while supporting the work of Charles Darwin, provides another approach to modifying the gradual change in species.

How Life Began: Creation versus Evolution

"How did the world begin? How did life begin? Since the beginning of history, people have asked these haunting questions. This fascinating book examines some of the answers, from ancient times to the present." The book takes us from the Judeo-Christian story of Genesis, through classical Greece, Copernicus, Charles Darwin, to creationists and modern science, to consider how life began.

The Structure of Evolutionary Theory

This is Stephen Jay Gould's final work; he died as this book was being published. "The world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of explanatory force unprecedented in our time-a landmark publication, both for its historical sweep and for its scientific vision." — from the book jacket

Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

Stephen Jay Gould; ISBN: 0393027058 - Pages: 347; Publisher: W. W. Norton - © 1989; Condition: Hardback, inscription on half-title page, some underlining, otherwise very good condition. Price: $5.00 + $4 S/H

"The story of the Burgess Shale holds the story of Stephen Jay Gould's intense personal and intellectual struggle with the nature of history. If we were to play the tape of life again, starting with the Burgess Shale, a different set of survivors-not including vertebrates this time-would grace our planet today. In this work, Gould explains why the diversity of the Burgess Shale is important in understanding this tape of our past and in shaping the way we ponder the riddle of existence and the awesome improbability of human evolution." — from the dust jacket

The Structure and Confirmation of Evolutionary Theory

"An important contribution to the burgeoning field of the philosophy of Darwinism. . . . Lloyd's discussion of species selection is the best available on this topic." — George C. Williams, The Quarterly Review of Biology

Populations, Species, and Evolution
(An Abridgment of Animal Species and Evolution)

"A masterful exposition of what has come to be called the synthetic theory of biological evolution. It's recommended for the general reader who wants to acquire a serious understanding of biological evolution." — American Scientist

Perspectives on Evolution

The authors of the several articles make this book a valuable addition to any personal library. Those who have written for this book include G. Ledyard Stebbins, Alan Templeton, Francisco Ayala, Stephen Jay Gould, Roger Milkman, and John Campbell.

Classification, Evolution, and the Nature of Biology

"This book is especially useful for all involved in evolutionary research. It discusses in some detail the strengths and weaknesses of different methods of phylogeny reconstruction, and particular sets of data. As the title suggests, the scope of the book is huge, and, commendably, the amount of literature cited is tremendous." — Axel Meyer

Advances in Cladistics: Volume 2
Proceedings of the Second Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society

Norman I. Platnick and V. A. Funk, Editors; ISBN: 0231048084 - Pages: 218; Publisher: Columbia University Press - © 1983; Condition: Hardback, dust jacket torn, inscription on first and last pages, otherwise excellent condition. Price: $10.00 + $4 S/H

"These papers, summarizing recent advances in the study of cladistics, record the considerable progress made during the past years in this vigorous and controversial discipline in comparative biology." — from the dust jacket. The first several chapters provide definitions and a logical basis for phylogenetic analysis.

Extinction:
Bad Genes or Bad Luck?

David M. Raup. Introduction by Stephen Jay Gould; ISBN 0393030083 - Pages: 210; Publisher: Norton - © 1991; Condition: Hardback, very good, inscriptions on first and last pages, small amount of underlining and marginal notes. Price: $6.00 + $4 S/H

"This is an accessible primer for an exciting and rapidly expanding field of study: the extinction of species on Earth. What causes the death of a species? Is it some inherent genetic flaw? Is it a run of bad luck? Or is it some combination?" — from the dust jacket

The Uniqueness of Man:
A Discussion at the Nobel Conference

Speakers at this 1968 conference included Ernan McMullin, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Daniel Day Williams, and S. L. Washburn.

Evolution — First Edition

A. Franklin Shull; No ISBN - Pages: 312; Publisher: McGraw-Hill - ©1936. Condition: Hardback, excellent, no dust jacket, inside cover neatly marked "From the library of the Mayer's." Price: $10.00 + $4 S/H

From the library of William V. Mayer. Shull was one of the first students of evolution to develop books on the subject for the scientific community and the educated layman. He was a scholar of genetics, mutation, and natural selection at a time when the field was just opening.

Evolution — Second Edition

A. Franklin Shull; No ISBN - Pages: 322; Publisher: McGraw-Hill - ©1951. Condition: Hardback, excellent, dust jacket shows some wear, inside cover neatly marked "From the library of the Mayer's." Price: $10.00 + $4 S/H

From the library of William V. Mayer. Shull's second edition grows out of his first edition but strengthens the field of paleontological evidence. Together, the two editions describe the order and diversity among living things and the time and place of the origin of species.

Evolution in Perspective:
Commentaries in Honor of Pierre Lecomte du Noüy

George N. Shuster and Ralph E. Thorson, editors; No ISBN - Pages: 282; Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press - ©1970. Condition: Hardcover, excellent condition, dust jack slightly worn. Price: $24.00 + $4 S/H

"The purpose of this book is to present original thinking about the nature of man and the dimensions of the efforts recently made to describe that nature more adequately; and to commemorate the life and work of Pierre Lecomte du Noüy, scientist, humanist, and the author of Human Destiny." — from the book jacket

Evolution Now:
A Century After Darwin

This book brings together recent papers on some of the most controversial issues in evolutionary biology, supplemented by a commentary from John Maynard Smith. Separate chapters deal with the origin of life, the evolution of the genetic material, and the selfish DNA debate.

Chromosomal Evolution in Higher Plants

If any biologist of the last 50 years was completely qualified to write this book, it would be Ledyard Stebbins. The author emphasizes that the rate and direction of evolution depends on the interaction of populations and their environment. These interactions are highly complex due to the amount of genetic diversity present in most natural populations and ecological niches, which constitute the natural environment. The book focuses on processes, and its point of view is historical and dynamic.

Adaptation and Natural Selection:
A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought — 1996 Edition

This book makes connections between natural selection, ecology, morphogenesis, genetic systems, and social adaptations. At the time it was printed, it was at the cutting edge of the study of natural selection.

"A beautifully written and excellently reasoned essay in defense of Darwinian selection as a sufficient theory to explain evolution without the necessity of group selection, population adaptation, or progress." — R. C. Lewontin, Science