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The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
by Sagan, Carl
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394410459
- ISBN 13
- 9780394410456
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Random House Inc., 1977. First Edition, third Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Never have I read anything on the subject of human intelligence as fascinating and as charming." Isaac Assimov from rear panel blurb. 238 pp. plus: Acknowledgments, Bibliography, Glossary, Index. Green boards have gilt text/decorations on spine only, illustrated ep's ( Haag's Gemeentemuseum - The Hague). Book is very tight and square with illustrated ep's. Ding on bottom front edge, 2" X 1/2" brown stain on fore edge, Bonwill 1977on ffep. Book is from the library of Allan & Ellen Bonwill of Skycroft. Wraparound, unclipped, unpriced DJ by Donald E. Davis has edge and extemity wear. A special book! Digital pictures available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 122677.
Synopsis
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence is a Pulitzer prize winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan. In it, he combines the fields of anthropology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and computer science to give a well balanced perspective of how human intelligence evolved. One of the main issues featured in the book is the search for a quantitative way of measuring intelligence.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002677
- Title
- The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
- Author
- Sagan, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, third Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394410459
- ISBN 13
- 9780394410456
- Publisher
- Random House Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- INTELLECT. BRAIN. GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY.
Terms of Sale
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Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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