The Reconstruction

New York, New York, USA: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1996. BE2 - A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards with gold lettering and graphics on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the inside surface of the front board, front freepaper, and dedication page plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus there is the usual library label on the spine plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The main character is a woman who has been hired by a museum to build a life-sized model of "Lucy." Her personal life is in disarray so she welcomes this work. The meticulous work of reconstructing the prehistoric woman resembles a dissection in reverse. During the process she finds herself thinking about what Lucy was thinking and feeling and in doing so she ends up exploring fundamental questions about evolution, the human condition, and her own troubled life. 259p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.