PROMETHEAN FIRE: Reflections on the Origin of the Mind

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1983. First printing. Fine in very good plus jacket.. Inscribed first edition of this collaboration between Wilson and Lumsden, exploring how and why the early human mind developed — with warm note by Wilson. Before writing PROMETHEAN FIRE, Wilson and Lumsden previously collaborated on the book GENES, MIND and CULTURE: THE COEVOLUTIONARY PROCESS (1981). 9.25'' x 6''. Original burnt orange cloth, lettered in black to spine. In original unclipped ($17.50) pictorial jacket. With black-and-white illustrations. [8], 216 pages. Inscribed by Wilson to half-title page: "For C— and E— / with warmest regards and admiration / Edward O. Wilson." Jacket with light edgewear, couple tiny nicks, spine faintly sunned. Book fresh, tight. (Inventory #: 52866)