Systematics and the Origin of Species by Ernst Mayr. First printing

Systematics and the Origin of Species From the Viewpoint of a Zoologist by Ernst Mayr. Columbia University Press. 1942. First printing (not stated), with no later printings listed. 6 1/4" x 9" xiv, 334 page Hardcover with no dust jacket. Bright gilt lettering and decoration on the spine. Moderate cover edge wear. Rubbing near the base of the spine. Some other surface rubs and scrapes. Bumping to the lower cover corner tips. Shelf soiling on the bottom of the page block. Previous owner book plate inside front cover with some light staining there. No other previous owner markings. There are light corner creases on the pages throughout most of the book, parallel with the corner bump on the bottom of the front cover. No tears to pages. Binding is tight with no looseness to pages. Not ex-library, not remaindered and not a facsimile reprint. For sale by Jon Wobber, bookseller since 1978. IF26b"Systematics and the Origin of Species from the Viewpoint of a Zoologist is a book written by zoolog