The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution (inscribed to Jim Harrison)
NY: Norton, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed in the year of publication to the writer Jim Harrison, of Legends of the Fall fame, on the half-title page: "To Jim --Here's another fellow who counted birds. David Q, 9/2/06." The inscription alludes to Harrison's poem "Counting Birds" and Quammen's essay "Half-Blinded Poets and Birds," which discusses that poem and Harrison across more than two pages in The Boilerplate Rhino. A fantastic Montana association copy, friends and both marquee outdoor writers. "Drawing on Darwin's secret 'transmutation' notebooks from the period just after this Beagle voyage, and on his private letters, David Quammen has created a meticulous, humane portrait of the man, and a lucid explication of his work, that capture both the personal foibles and the scientific substance." A fine book in a fine jacket; Harrison has prominently dogeared page 29, as was habit of reading, otherwise unmarked. Fine / Fine. Item #1673
ISBN: 9780393059816
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