The Fragile Species – Lewis Thomas

Description

“The author of The Lives of a Cell and The Medusa and the Snail now raises challenging questions about some of the major issues of our time–AIDS, drug abuse, and aging. With extraordinary perception, he discusses topics such as evolutionary biology, the development of language, the therapeutic aspects of medicine, and his love for his profession.”

Price: R150.00

Edition: First edition

Published: 1992

Publishers: Charles Scribner’s Sons / Macmillan Publishing Company

ISBN: 9780684194202

Condition: Hardcover and dust jacket in good condition with minor shelf wear around the edges and top and bottom of the spine. Dust jacket covered in protective plastic sleeve. Gilt lettering on the spine in excellent condition. Gift inscription to the previous owner on the inside of the cover, otherwise internally in excellent condition – very clean and tightly bound.