Isbn: 9780300040852 - Phylogeny & Classification of Birds (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1990. Yale University Press. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in near fine DJ. Spine of DJ is very slightly sunned. (L).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A very good hardcover in dust jacket. Sun fading to dust jacket. An introduction to the structure and function of DNA with the results of a study of the evolutionary history and classification of living birds based on comparisons of the genetic material of about 1700 species.…

Condition: Very good. xxiii, 976, 385 text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w (spine slightly faded). . [9780300040852].

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book - near fine, dust jacket - very good (spine faded). HEAVY (2.0 kg) - extra postage will be required.

Condition: Very good. xxiii, 976, 385 text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w (spine slightly faded). . [9780300040852].

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 976 pages. 7-1/4 by 10-1/4 inches. Based on the genetic material of 1,700 bird species. With an introduction to the structure and function of DNA. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A large, heavy book. From the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution, Stephen Jay Gould. With a posthumous tipped in bookplate indicating the provenance. *** Intellectually, Gould understood the true nature of these bookplates, but the book collector in him appreciated them. In his essay 'A Seahorse for All Races' Gould writes about one of his prized possessions, a book from Charles Dickens' library: 'Dickens made no annotations, but a bookplate on the cover, presumably inserted as a come-on for a sale after Dickens' death in 1870, does prove that [he] kept and shelved the book.' *** We offer our Gould bookplates, printed letterpress in two colors, in the same spirit. This book presents the results of a study of the evolutionary history and classification of living birds based on comparisons of the DNAs (genetic material) of about 1700 species. Sibley and Ahlquist's DNA-DNA hybridization technqiue is a biochemical method that measures the degree of genetic similarity between the DNAs of different species of other groups of organisms, but this book includes the largest set of DNA comparisons for any group.…

Fine. A Study in Molecular Evolution. Hard cover book, quarto, xxiii, 976pp, figures and tables together with a Preface to the Second Printing. Bound in blue cloth with black and gilt title plate to front and spine. Pictorial dust jacket which has light sunning to spine. A Fine copy in near Fine dust jacket. No inscriptions , not price clipped. Pictures available.…

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Quarto,976 pp.,very good copy in dustwrapper. "This is by far the most important recent publication on avian classification ⦠A monumental work, superbly organized and presented." D. W. Snow, Biologist.