OLSON, EVERETT C. & AGNES WHITMARSH — Foreign Maps

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1944. Trade Edition. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has several small edge tears, nicks and spots of rubbing. "Olson was a former chair of the department of Biology at the UCLA, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a recipient of Paleontological Medal of the Paleontological Society (1987) , the first recipient of the Romer-Simpson Medal of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, a CSEOL Distinguished Scientist (1991). University of California said that Olson "was an internationally recognized pioneer in studies of the origin and evolution of vertebrate animals". The University of Chicago said that he "carried out pioneering research on the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems". The National Academy of Science said that he ranked "among the great vertebrate paleontologists of the twentieth century." ". Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .