signed first edition
1981 · Cambridge, MA
by Counter, S. Allen; David L. Evans; Alex Haley [Foreword]; [Stephen Jay Gould]
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1981. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Allen Counter and inscribed to biologist Stephen Jay Gould on front paste down, calling him "a great friend and colleague. I really enjoyed teaching Nat Sci 36 with you. Good reading and Warmest regards, [signed] Allen Counter." Dated 1982. First edition. Fine in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, spine panel a little sunned. Samuel Allen Counter (1944-2017) was an African American professor of neurology and founder of Harvard's Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations. In this book he and engineer David Evans discuss meeting in the rainforest of Suriname, South America amongst the natives, also of African descent. This event was covered in a 1978 PBS TV documentary.
(Inventory #: 140940170)