The Ancestor's Tale a Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Dawkins Richard, First Edition (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. later printing, original boards hardcover, illustrated, 672 pages, fine in fine protected unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf 155.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing, full number line. The book is square and unmarked; corners sharp, head of spine lightly bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $28.00); Brodart protected.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. NF / NF. Numbering sequence denotes 1st Printing. Book is straight, square, tightly and evenly bound and free of gutter creasing, markings and blemishes, except for light residue of shelving dust on bottom edge. Cover and unclipped Dust Jacket (reflecting original USD $28 price and 1004 date) are clean and bright, with sharp corners and joints, straight heads, tails, spine / backstrip, hinges and edges, boldly legible lettering and crisply distinct design, artwork and Author image. (Please see Seller images.) ISBN 0618005838. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. ADDITIONAL CHARGE (DUE TO APPROX 3# SHIPPING WEIGHT) WILL APPLY IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL US; CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING or for more information, details or photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston - New York, 2004. First (1st) Printing (full number line to 1) of the First Edition. Fine- in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean except for a light stain to the fore-edge, bright white, tight, straight and square, with no markings of any kind. The Binding is black quarter cloth to cream cloth boards, colors uniform throughout, with bright gilt title, etc., to the spine, unmarked white endpapers, and lower corners square and sharp, upper corners mildly bumped. The Dust Jacket is bright, fully intact with the original price ($28.00) intact on the front flap, and would be flawless but for a prior owner's name on the rear flap and a small tear to the top rear panel that is discreetly closed from behind with archival (pH neutral) materials. See photos. xii, 673 pages. 6 1/4' x 9 1/4". Entitling the work a pilgrimage and structuring each chapter as a tale (clearly inspired by Chaucer), the authors work backwards from modern times (i.e, the Neolithic Revolution), step by step, in reverse chronological order through evolutionary history, from primates, to non-primate mammals, to non-mammal chordates, to non-chordate animals, to non-animal eukaryotes, and finally to prokaryotes. NOTE: This is a heavy book, weighing 1,090 grams / 2 lb. 6.4 oz., and will require extra postage for international shipment. ISBN 10: 0618005838 / ISBN 13: 9780618005833.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket - 3/4 cream paper over boards with gold lettering stamped on black paper spine. Glossy yellow DJ. Sewn binding. 673 pages, with illustrated with 64 b/w photographs, line drawings, and charts; notes on phylogeny, bibliography, index. 1st Edition, 3rd Printing. CONDITION: Book AS NEW, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked; DJ FINE, faint edge wear, not clipped. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.

Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First. A pristine, unread copy of this comprehensive review of evolution, tracing backwards from home sapiens back to the origins of life No marks or damage at all, in unclipped DJ 673 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. THE ANCESTOR'S TALE is a dazzling, four-billion-year pilgrimage to the origins of life: Richard Dawkins and Yan Wong take us on an exhilarating reverse journey through evolution, from present-day humans back to the microbial beginnings of life. It is a journey happily interrupted by meetings of fellow modern animals (as well as plants, fungi and bacteria) similarly tracing their evolutionary path back through history. Amazon. This copy is in excellent condition, a first printing with the as new dustjacket in clear, mylar covering. The book will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Book is in very good condition with bumps at the spine. Book corners are sharp. Price-clipped dust jacket is in very good condition and protected in Brodart cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. NF/none, used pb, x-xiv, 673pp. Perfect bound, illustrated, stiff paper wraps with black and red colored text on upper and on uncreased spine; no chips or tears. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight and straight.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Large, thick, sturdy book, black cloth spine, cream cloth covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 673 pages with small illustrations throughout. DJ beneath mylar, cream background with raised red title, raised black author's name, a raised DNA design across front and spine, and smaller at bottom front, praise on back from San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Spectator, New York Times, and Sunday Times. DJ and book, both As New.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.8 inches; 673 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light staining on side text block edge. Light bumping at top of front/rear panel. Light damp staining on rear panel and spine. ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.8 inches; 673 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.8 inches; 673 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 673 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine off-white with black and red lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$8.00." Minor general shelf wear. Slight bumping to bottom corner of rear board. Signed flat by Dawkins on title page. Shelved in Science: Evolution. 1396448. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. SIGNED by author on a bookplate affixed to front end page (signature only). 1st US Edition/2nd Printing (number '2' on number line). DJ has some light rubbing. $28.00 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. 673 pages. (Bonus: Comes with a unsingned 1st Printing hardcover copy of Dawkins' "The Greatest Show On Earth: The Evidence For Evolution"- Note: Bonus book only comes with domestic order due to weight). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.