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Dobzhansky, Theodosius, Edited With An Introduction By Bentley G, Lass

The Roving Naturalist: Travel Letters of Theodosius Dobzhansky

1980

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Year of publication
1980
Place of printing
Philadelphia. The American Philosophical Society
Author
Dobzhansky, Theodosius, Edited With An Introduction By Bentley G, Lass
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - General Naturalists Travels
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23.5 x 15 cm]; [x], 327 pp, frontis portrait of author. original heavy green paper wraps, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, slightly foxed at outer edge of text block, near fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Dobzhansky, who died in 1975, was recognized as the foremost thinker of evolutionary processes in the twentieth century. A ten-page biography is followed by collected material on his travels including to Central Asia in 1925-27, Brazil 1948-53, to South America 1955-58, to Israel, Lebanon and Egypt, India, Indonesia and New Guinea, with insightful observations on nature, the peoples and towns visited, etc.