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On Human Nature
by Wilson, Edward O
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0674634411
- ISBN 13
- 9780674634411
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($12.50), faded at the spine and edges, soiled at the panels. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, former owner's name on the front endpaper, annotations throughout the first three chapters but none after. Wilson's classic work in which he introduces his sociobiological theory and "arrives at conclusions far removed from the social Darwinist legac of the last century." Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Synopsis
On Human Nature is a 1979 Pulitzer prize-winning book by the Harvard biologist E. O. Wilson. The book tries to explain how different characteristics of humans and society can be explained from the point of evolution. He explains how evolution has left its traces on the characteristics which are the specialty of human species like use of sex for pleasure, generosity, self-sacrifice and worship.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9445
- Title
- On Human Nature
- Author
- Wilson, Edward O
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0674634411
- ISBN 13
- 9780674634411
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Anthropoligy, Darwin, Evolution, Biology, Sociobiology, Nature, Nurture, Psychology, Behavior
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Edges
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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