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First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.

From the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution and strident opponent of scientific racism, Stephen Jay Gould. With a 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.

First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a dust jacket with chips to the spine ends and scuffs to the spine folds. 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.

First edition (first printing). Slight lean to spine else a fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. 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.

Second printing. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. From the Harvard office library of Stephen Jay Gould, who devotes the epilogue to chapter six of The Mismeasure of Man to a critique of Jensen's book, which appeared just as Gould was finishing his manuscript. Gould writes, "I never expected to find a modern defense of IQ ... History often recycles its errors." I suspect Gould relied on a pre-publication copy for his analysis, as he gives the date of publication as 1979, when Bias in Mental Testing appeared in 1980. In any case, contrary to Gould's normal practice, this book is not annotated, so while it is not likely to be the copy he used to write Mismeasure of Man, it was the copy in his library, 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.

First edition (first printing). A very good copy, no dust jacket. Cloth a bit worn at the edges and corners with a small chip at the spine foot. Former seller's sticker on front pastedown.

Probably an early printing, but not a first. While this is an ex-library copy with a bookplate, evidence of pocket removal, and markings on the spine it comes from the library of Stephen Jay Gould, who devotes an entire section of one of his most important books, The Mismeasure of Man, to Terman and this book.

From the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution, Stephen Jay Gould. With a 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.

First edition (stated "first printing"). A very good complete 2-volume set, with no dust jackets. Some edge wear and spotting to page block. Slight lean to volume 2. A large, heavy set.

First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback), sewn. Covers are mildly soiled and there is edge and corner wear with small edge chips, covers are partially detached.

A fine hardcover copy in brown cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine. No dust jacket. From the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution, Stephen Jay Gould. With a 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.

First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Spine foot lightly bumped. Errata slip laid in. Inscribed by the author to "S. J. Gould above a stamp: "With the author's compliments" on the half-title page. From the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution, Stephen Jay Gould. With a 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.

First edition (first printing). Fine hardcovers in illustrated boards; no dust jacket, as issued. A large, heavy set.

First edition thus. Previous owner's name stamped on edges and front free endpaper, elese near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket. Errata sheet laid in.

First edition (first printing). In a contemporary half-leather and pebbled cloth binding with raised bands and gilt title lettering. The binding is signed Arthur S. Colley on the verso of the marbled front endpaper. Minor wear to the corners, but an attractive copy.

First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. Clean inside. No highlighting or underlining. Inscribed by author: "To Stephen Jay Gould, Read in small bits as antidote to fox terriers -- and share with appropriate son. Bruce Wallace." The reference is probably a nod to Gould's essay, "The Case of the Creeping Fox Terrier Clone," about how writers of biology textbooks copy from one another without checking facts, thereby propagating false science. Obtained from the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution, Stephen Jay Gould. With a 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. A large, heavy book.

First edition (first printing). A near fine hardcover copy (no dust jacket). Inscribed by the author to fellow evolutionist and historian of science, Stephen Jay Gould: "To Prof. Dr. Steven (sic) Gould, with compliments from the author. L. Blacher. Moscow, 6.10.1971" This book was inscribed to Gould before he published any of his groundbreaking work. Provenance: From the office library of Dr. Gould.

First edition (first printing). Very good in a dust jacket with a short closed tear to the front flap.

A fine hardcover copy in brown cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine. No dust jacket. From the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution, Stephen Jay Gould. With a 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.

First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).

First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Inscribed by Smith, "Steve, thanks so much for your interest and encouragement. Dave." Steve was Stephen Jay Gould, who had written about the Carrie Buck case on a number of occasions. He is thanked in the acknowledgements for commenting on an early draft.

From the Harvard office library of the paleontologist and leading advocate for evolution, Stephen Jay Gould. With a 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.