Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1985. xxi, 264 pages, author's Foreword, double-page illustration by John Craig, reference notes, index, marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. With silk page marker ribbon. Original green full leather with gilt decoration on all panels, four raised spine bands. From the Message for Subscribers, 'Recognizing that "piecemeal social engineering will be no substitute for a philosophy of the whole environment", So Human an Animal calls upon all of us to think imaginatively about the kind of world we want. The ecological threats to our planet are real, but so is the human potential to avert catastrophe.' This 'is an eloquent call to action by one uniquely qualified to sound the alarm'. The author won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for this work. This special edition privately printed and bound exclusively for subscribers to The Franklin Library of Pulitzer Prize Classics.. Subscribers' Edition. Full Leather. Near Fine. Illus. by John Craig. 8vo.

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Bookseller: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 020652
Title: So Human an Animal
Author: Dubos, Rene
Illustrator: John Craig
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Edition: Subscribers' Edition
Publisher: The Franklin Library
Place of Publication: Franklin Center, PA
Date Published: 1985
Keywords: Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction Winner 1969 Homo Sapiens Science Environment Psychology Social engineering Ecology
Bookseller catalogs: Science, Technical & Mathematics; Anthropology, Sociology, womens/mens issues; Natural History & Environment;

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