Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1979. First Edition with Full Number Line. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. First Edition with Full Number Line. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". xii, 238pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Toning, rubbing, creasing, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Creasing along edges of jacket. Faint staining to rear of jacket. Creaing to head and tail of spine. Creasing and toning to inside flaps. Bound in light turqoise paper over boards with spine backed in dark turquoise cloth. Spine is lettered in gilt. Toning along edges of boards. Staining to front and rear hinges. Toning (truncated) and gentle bump to head of spine. Previous owner's name stamped to front free endpaper. Tape to pages 50 & 51, 114 & 115, 174 & 175, 178 & 179. Large crack along page 147. Inked underling and marks to margins in ink to page 93. Underlining does not obscure text.

ABOUT THIS BOOK:
Renowned for his contributions to anthropology, biology, and the social sciences, Bateson asserts that man must think as Nature does to live in harmony on the earth and, citing examples from the natural world, he maintains that biological evolution is a mental process.(Publisher). (Inventory #: 16813)