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New Hampshire: David R. Godine Publisher, 1977. viii-xxv, 505pp; frontispiece; illustrated; in plastic sleeve, small library label to spine and stamp to the inside, black title to spine.. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.

David R Godine Pub, 1977. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 505 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.50 inches.

David R. Godine, 1977. Soft cover. Very good/No jacket. Book is in excellent condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Binding is tight. Ink signature on the front end page leaf, otherwise all other pages are clean and unmarked.

Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1955. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. xiv, 388, [2] pages. Frontis. Illustrations. Footnotes. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Giorgio Diaz de Santillana (30 May 1902 - 1974) was an Italian-American philosopher and historian of science, and Professor of the History of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Son of the Italian jurist David, expert of Islamic Law, Giorgio was born and mostly educated in Rome, Santillana moved to the United States in 1936 and became a naturalized US citizen in 1945. In 1941 he commenced his academic career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, becoming an Assistant Professor the following year. From 1943 to 1945 he served in the United States Army as a war correspondent. Following the war, in 1945 he returned to MIT and was made an Associate Professor in 1948, the year he was married. He became a full Professor of the History of Science… Read More

Boston, MA: Gambit Incorporated. Good in Good dust jacket. 1969. 1st Edition (Unstated); First Printing. Hardcover. Rubbing (shelf wear) to DJ. Open and closed tears to DJ. Foxing to the exterior edge of pages. Yellowing to pages. Markings on a prelim page. Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages. ; 505 pages .

London and Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1970. 505 pages in very good condition. Pages have some light penciling throughout, some black and white illustrations throughout. Blue endpapers. Page edges are lightly darkened and smudged. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Lighlty worn around the edges. A light crease on the spine. Grey dustjacket in good condition with blue and red titles. Worn around the edges with some wrinkles and tears. 1ST UK EDITION. NPC. VG/G+. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+.

Macmillan, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Illustrated. Near fine. Hardcover and dust jacket. Jacket clipped. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. xiii, 505 p., ill., 23 cm. <br> Contradicting many current notions about cultural evolution, this exploratory book investigates the origins of human knowledge in the archaic, preliterate world.