Inscribed first printing of the book Colson Whitehead described as "[a] bleak, illuminating chronicle of racism in the name of 'science.'"
Near fine in very good plus jacket.
Price: $500.00
"Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than the denial of an opportunity to strive or even to hope, by a limit imposed from without, but falsely identified as lying within." — Stephen Jay Gould
Gould's historical analysis of the so-called "links" between intelligence and race as put forward by the scientific community over the last several centuries was cited by Whitehead as an important influence on his Pulitzer-winning novel THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. Uncommon signed.
Read more: M.J. Franklin, 10 Books That Helped Colson Whitehead Write "The Underground Railroad," Mashable.
First edition. New York / London: W.W. Norton, (1981). 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original publisher's quarter red cloth over grey boards. In original unclipped ($14.95) pictorial jacket designed by Jay J. Smith. 352 pages. Inscribed by Gould on the front free endpaper: "For Barbara / with best wishes / Stephen Jay Gould." Some uneven fading to jacket, as common. Lower front flap corner clipped (not affecting price). Light foxing to top edge of text-block. Else bright and sharp overall.
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