Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time (The Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures)
by Stephen Jay Gould
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0674891996
- ISBN 13
- 9780674891999
- Seller
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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Trade paperback edition, published by Harvard University Press, 1988. An in-depth discussion of the concept of Deep Time, with a focus on the works of Thomas Burnet, James Hutton, and Carles Lyell. This copy is a third printing of the first edition. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. There are no creases to the cover or spine. Small impression mark on the front cover, about 2" long on the left side near the spine. Small closed tear at the bottom edge, about 1/4" long. Edges of the text block are clean. Binding is tight. Not a remainder, not a library discard. Attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.
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- Bookseller
- Hopkins Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22-02108
- Title
- Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time (The Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures)
- Author
- Stephen Jay Gould
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0674891996
- ISBN 13
- 9780674891999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cumbreland, Rhode Island, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- September 1988
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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