The Selfish Gene by Dawkins Richard, First Edition (36 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition Thus. 2006 Oxford University Press 30th anniversary edition paperback; as new copy; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.

Condition: good. 1st Edition. 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.

fine. Hb, First Edition (Folio) 367 pages with illustrations in colour. No slipcase. Dawkins classic book on Life, us and why we are what we are and its effects. Authors first book. A fine copy. No inscriptions. Pictures available.

Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket ( as Issued ). First Thus. First Folio Society printing. A fine, bright, crisp copy ( no blemishes, no fading, no inscriptions ) in a fine, fresh and unfaded slipcase which shows one or two inconsequential marks. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Desmond Morris (Jacket design) (illustrator). First Edition. A fourth printing of the first edition - reprinted with corrections in 1978. The book was first published in 1976, and reprinted with corrections the same year, with a third printing in 1977. ***A very good copy in black cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or tears to the cloth. No creasing. Corners sharp. The page block edges don't have the usual foxing. Internally the book is also very good, with the ink stamp of the Eugenics Library and ink reference number on the front free endpaper (please see scans). No other marks or annotations. Pages clean. No creases or tears. There is also no reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. ***In a very good dustwrapper, with the fabulous wraparound surrealistic illustration taken from the painting 'The Expectant Valley' by Desmond Morris. The dustwrapper is complete with no chips or tears, but has been neatly price-clipped by the publisher, with a revised printed price of £3.50 net on the front flap. There is only minimal rubbing and creasing at the extremities, mainly at the tips of the foldovers. There is some light fading to the colours on the spine, which is common with this book. There is also a light crease to the top corner of the front flap. Dustwrapper bright. ***224 pages including a Bibliography, Index and Key to bibliography at the back of the book. 222mm x 140mm. ***'Richard Dawkins first came to prominence with his 1976 book "The Selfish Gene", which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term meme. With his book "The Extended Phenotype" (1982), he introduced into evolutionary biology the influential concept that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment. In 2006, he founded the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. "The Selfish Gene" is a 1976 book on evolution by the ethologist Richard Dawkins, in which the author builds upon the principal theory of George C. Williams's "Adaptation and Natural Selection" (1966). Dawkins uses the term "selfish gene" as a way of expressing the gene-centred view of evolution (as opposed to the views focused on the organism and the group), popularising ideas developed during the 1960s by W. D. Hamilton and others. From the gene-centred view, it follows that the more two individuals are genetically related, the more sense (at the level of the genes) it makes for them to behave cooperatively with each other.' (Wiki) ***'Four thousand million years ago molecules with the power to make copies of themselves first appeared in the sea. What was the fate of these ancient replicators? They did not die out: they are masters of the survival arts. But do not look for them floating loose in the sea; they gave up that cavalier freedom long ago. Now they swarm in huge colonies, safe inside gigantic lumbering robots, manipulating the outside world by remote control. They are in all of us; they created us, body and mind; and their preservation is the sole reason for our existence. They have come a long way, those replicators. Now they go by the name of genes, and we are their survival machines.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A fourth printing of Richard Dawkins' first published book, published with corrections and reprinted with a new publisher's price. Probably the most famous work of genetic science. An unusual copy - this is the only re-priced fourth printing that we have handled, and interesting to have come from the Eugenics Library. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Desmond Morris (Jacket design) (illustrator). First Edition. A second printing of the first edition - reprinted with corrections in 1976. The book was first published in 1976. ***Very good in black cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just slightly creased. No bumps or tears to the cloth. Corners sharp. The page block edges don't have the usual foxing, but there is a small area of light staining to the bottom of the fore-edge - not affecting the interior pages. Internally the book is near fine with no inscriptions or other annotations. Pages clean. No creases or tears. There is a very slight reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. ***In a very good dustwrapper, with the fabulous wraparound surrealistic illustration taken from the painting 'The Expectant Valley' by Desmond Morris. The dustwrapper has been neatly square price-clipped, but is otherwise complete, with some creasing and rubbing at the edges, particularly at the top of the spine, which also has a couple of small areas of loss to the surface colour (please see scans). No chips or tears, and there is hardly any of the usual fading to the colour on the spine. Dustwrapper bright and clean. ***224 pages including a Bibliography, Index and Key to bibliography at the back of the book. 222mm x 140mm. ***'Richard Dawkins first came to prominence with his 1976 book "The Selfish Gene", which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term meme. With his book "The Extended Phenotype" (1982), he introduced into evolutionary biology the influential concept that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment. In 2006, he founded the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. "The Selfish Gene" is a 1976 book on evolution by the ethologist Richard Dawkins, in which the author builds upon the principal theory of George C. Williams's "Adaptation and Natural Selection" (1966). Dawkins uses the term "selfish gene" as a way of expressing the gene-centred view of evolution (as opposed to the views focused on the organism and the group), popularising ideas developed during the 1960s by W. D. Hamilton and others. From the gene-centred view, it follows that the more two individuals are genetically related, the more sense (at the level of the genes) it makes for them to behave cooperatively with each other.' (Wiki) ***'Four thousand million years ago molecules with the power to make copies of themselves first appeared in the sea. What was the fate of these ancient replicators? They did not die out: they are masters of the survival arts. But do not look for them floating loose in the sea; they gave up that cavalier freedom long ago. Now they swarm in huge colonies, safe inside gigantic lumbering robots, manipulating the outside world by remote control. They are in all of us; they created us, body and mind; and their preservation is the sole reason for our existence. They have come a long way, those replicators. Now they go by the name of genes, and we are their survival machines.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A second printing of Richard Dawkins' first published book, published with corrections - probably the most famous work of genetic science - in very nice condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Desmond Morris (Jacket design) (illustrator). First Edition. A third printing of the first edition - reprinted with corrections in 1977. The book was first published in 1976, and reprinted with corrections the same year, and in this printing in 1977. ***A near fine copy in black cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or tears to the cloth. No creasing. Corners sharp. The page block edges don't have the usual foxing, just a few small spots to the bottom edge. Internally the book is also near fine with no inscriptions or other annotations. Pages clean. No creases or tears. There is also no reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. ***In an unusually near fine dustwrapper, with the fabulous wraparound surrealistic illustration taken from the painting 'The Expectant Valley' by Desmond Morris. The dustwrapper has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £2,95 net. The dustwrapper is complete, with virtually no rubbing or creasing at the edges, even on the spine - just a tiny loss of surface colour on the fore-edge of the front foldover edge. No chips or tears. Very unusually also, there is virtually none of the usual fading to the colour on the spine. The white inner flaps are slightly browned at the edges, otherwise the dustwrapper is bright and clean. ***224 pages including a Bibliography, Index and Key to bibliography at the back of the book. 222mm x 140mm. ***'Richard Dawkins first came to prominence with his 1976 book "The Selfish Gene", which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term meme. With his book "The Extended Phenotype" (1982), he introduced into evolutionary biology the influential concept that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment. In 2006, he founded the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. "The Selfish Gene" is a 1976 book on evolution by the ethologist Richard Dawkins, in which the author builds upon the principal theory of George C. Williams's "Adaptation and Natural Selection" (1966). Dawkins uses the term "selfish gene" as a way of expressing the gene-centred view of evolution (as opposed to the views focused on the organism and the group), popularising ideas developed during the 1960s by W. D. Hamilton and others. From the gene-centred view, it follows that the more two individuals are genetically related, the more sense (at the level of the genes) it makes for them to behave cooperatively with each other.' (Wiki) ***'Four thousand million years ago molecules with the power to make copies of themselves first appeared in the sea. What was the fate of these ancient replicators? They did not die out: they are masters of the survival arts. But do not look for them floating loose in the sea; they gave up that cavalier freedom long ago. Now they swarm in huge colonies, safe inside gigantic lumbering robots, manipulating the outside world by remote control. They are in all of us; they created us, body and mind; and their preservation is the sole reason for our existence. They have come a long way, those replicators. Now they go by the name of genes, and we are their survival machines.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A third printing of Richard Dawkins' first published book, published with corrections - probably the most famous work of genetic science - in really beautiful collector's condition. All three printings from 1976-77 are rarely found in this near fine condition. The book is prone to a reading lean, and the jacket is nearly always either torn, chipped or spine-faded. This is a wonderful copy. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Desmond Morris [Jacket design] (illustrator). First Edition. A first printing of the true first edition, published in 1976. The book was soon reprinted with corrections in the same year, and again in 1977 and this first printing is quite scarce now. ***Very good in black cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards, however, are quite worn at the edges, with some wear and discolouration to the fore-edge of the back board in particular. The corners are softened and rubbed but not bumped. There is a light vertical reading crease to the spine. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Top edge and fore-edge of page block foxed, but not much affecting the interior pages. Internally the book is very good, with a contemporary ownership name and date on the front free endpaper. No creases or tears, but there is some staining affecting the fore-edge of the last couple of pages. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. ***In a very good dustwrapper, with the striking surrealistic wraparound illustration taken from the painting 'The Expectant Valley' by Desmond Morris. The dustwrapper has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £2.95 net, and is largely complete, but there is a triangular chip at the top of the back panel near the spine. There is also quite a bit of creasing and wear to the edges, with a small closed tear at the bottom edge of the back panel. There is also some slight fading to the colour on the spine, otherwise the dustwrapper is bright and clean. (Please see scans) ***224 pages including a Bibliography, Index and Key to bibliography at the back of the book. 222mm x 140mm. ***'Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born 26 Mar 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist and author. An atheist, he is well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design. Dawkins first came to prominence with his 1976 book "The Selfish Gene", which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term meme. With his book "The Extended Phenotype" (1982), he introduced into evolutionary biology the influential concept that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment. Dawkins uses the term "selfish gene" as a way of expressing the gene-centred view of evolution (as opposed to the views focused on the organism and the group), popularising ideas developed during the 1960s by W. D. Hamilton and others. From the gene-centred view, it follows that the more two individuals are genetically related, the more sense (at the level of the genes) it makes for them to behave cooperatively with each other.' (Wiki) ***'Four thousand million years ago molecules with the power to make copies of themselves first appeared in the sea. What was the fate of these ancient replicators? They did not die out: they are masters of the survival arts. But do not look for them floating loose in the sea; they gave up that cavalier freedom long ago. Now they swarm in huge colonies, safe inside gigantic lumbering robots, manipulating the outside world by remote control. They are in all of us; they created us, body and mind; and their preservation is the sole reason for our existence. They have come a long way, those replicators. Now they go by the name of genes, and we are their survival machines.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A true first printing of this most famous work of genetic science, in the original dustwrapper. Richard Dawkins' first published book. Although this is quite a worn example of the book, the work is scarce now in the first printing. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good tight copy without dust wrapper, age spotting to page edges, owners signature inside, light wear, minor marks, small paper label sellotaped onto base of spine.

Condition: new. 1st Edition. Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in fine wrapper. 40th anniversary edition, with extra material. Stated first impression. Signed to title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 405 grams.

HARDCOVER. 1st Edition. 2nd printing (with corrections) and 1st Edition Thus. 8vo in black faux cloth, gilt lettering to spine. 224pp, bibliography, index. With the publisher-price-clipped Dust Jacket (Oxford used the 1st printing dust jacket for the 2nd and 3rd printings, but simply clipped off the old price of 2.95 from the front inner flap and printed the new price of 3.20 opposite) CONDITION: An extremely well preserved FINE clean, tight and still quite bright unmarked copy (top edge faintly dusty else, hint of shelf rub to bottom edge of spine) in an AS NEW publisher-price-clipped Dust Jacket. An excellent copy ] __NOTE. Depending on destination, this item may require an extra payment for shipping insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved the extra cost. ._ ._We Ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

Hard. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1st Edition - 1st Printing. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Boards tidy. Spotting to first few front pages and back end papers. Spotting to closed edges. Light shelf wear to dust jacket including rubbing and bumping to edges. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the UK edition. Uninscribed. Dust jacket is unclipped, priced at £2.95. Dust jacket has slight shelf rubbing, no tears or creases. The top edge of the dust jacket has a narrow, few mm, strip of browning, thus near fine.

1st Ed. xi + [i] + 224pp. Some light foxing, gilt lettered black cloth, Desmond Morris d/w. lightly foxed to verso and very lightly faded to spine. US$524.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. OUP, London, first edition, first impression - the true first. Near Fine: tight and square binding in sharp black cloth; faint foxing to the edge of the page block; 'from Stephen / Christmas 1976' in ink neatly to the top of the ffep; else, bright, crisp and clean. The unclipped dustwrapper (£2.95 net stated) is likewise Near Fine: crisp and vibrant; just a trace of sunning to the background green at the top of the spine; 1cm closed tear to the top of the rear flap fold; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. An attractive copy. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine slipcased hardback - a folio edition, first printing thus - no dustjacket (as issued) - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY RICHARD DAWKINS - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. OUP, London, first edition, first impression - the true first. Fine: tight and square binding in sharp black cloth; a tiny, solitary mark to the fore-edge of the page block; a previous owner's neat signature to the ffep; else excellent - very bright, crisp and clean. The unclipped (and unpriced) dustwrapper is Near Fine+: delightfully crisp and with vibrant colouring; very minor rubbing and wrinkling by the head of the spine; the merest trace of (barely perceptible) sunning to the spine; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. A lovely copy and scarce in such condition. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine UK first edition, first printing hardback (some spotting to top of textblock)- in a near fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY RICHARD DAWKINS - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by Oxford University Press, UK in 1976. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Just a hint of toning to the text-block. A neat contemporary owner's penned name and date to the upper blank end-paper. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition with only the very slightest of fading to the green colouring of the spine. Light toning to the flap upper edges. A very bright example of the Desmond Morris illustrated wrapper, and now protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page. A copy of the ticket for the signing event accompanies this title as provenance. A very sharp copy of the author's ground breaking debut book. 'In July 2017, a poll to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 'Royal Society science book prize' listed 'The Selfish Gene' as the most influential science book of all time' (The Guardian 20/7/17). Increasingly scarce with such attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First American Edition. First Printing. xi, 224 pp. 8vo. Interior is immaculate and no inscriptions. Pages very slightly tanned. Dust jacket is in excellent condition. Great copy overall.

Oxford University Press, 1976. First edition. xi, 224 pp. Publisher's cloth. Some marking and notes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardcover, fine, mostly clean, unmarked pages, clean covers, good solid binding, some wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 352 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Desmond Morris (illustrator). First Edition. Book on evolution by the ethologist Richard Dawkins, in which the author builds upon the principal theory of George C. Williams's Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966). Dawkins uses the term "selfish gene" as a way of expressing the gene-centred view of evolution (as opposed to the views focused on the organism and the group). The book also introduces the term meme for a unit of human cultural evolution analogous to the gene, suggesting that such "selfish" replication may also model human culture, in a different sense. Memetics has become the subject of many studies since the publication of the book. Dust jacket has a few small closed tears and some wear at the edges. Now protected in Brodart. First printing. 5¾" - 8½". book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Very good hardcover with slightly frayed dust jacket. First US edition. July 1976.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. 224 pages in near fine condition. Pages are crisp and clean. Some light smudges and pencil marks on the ffep. Navy blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Colourful dustjacket features a painting by Desmond Morris. In very good condition. Lightly worn around the edges. 1ST EDITION. NF/VG+.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Oxford University Press, New York. 1976. 224 pgs. First Edition/First Printing (US). DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in blue cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research. Forty years later, its insights remain as relevant today as on the day it was published. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages.

[NONE] 1976, 1st American Edition. (hardcover) Near fine in fine dust jacket. xi, [2], 224pp. 8vo. First American edition. There is a book plate paste down to the front fixed endpaper (the name is blacked out with marker); an otherwise perfect copy of this classic work.