Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan. First Edition stated, 1992 Random House. First printing with complete number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 above the First Edition statement, as per publisher.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on the convex spine, lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, strong spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or any other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Fine condition with sign of wear and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a ROOTS for the human species, a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. It shows with humor and drama that many of our key traits–self-awareness, technology, family ties, submission to authority, hatred for those a little different from ourselves, reason, and ethics–are rooted in the deep past, and illuminated by our kinship with other animals. Astonishing in its scope, brilliant in its insights, and an absolutely compelling read, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a triumph of popular science.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
