Darwin for Beginners

Jonathan Miller

ISBN 10: 0394748476 / ISBN 13: 9780394748474

Published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1982

About this Item

Used, trade paperback with normal to light reading wear. Illustrated throughout in black-and-white. Unmarked. Binding is tight with no creases to the spine. Rubbing wear to the head and the heel of the spine. Minor chip to the top edge of the rear cover.

Seller Inventory # 006623

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Darwin for Beginners
• Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394748476
• ISBN 13: 9780394748474
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Borin Von Loon
• Edition: First American Edition
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Traces Darwin's career and the development of his theory, considers objections to evolution, and looks at new and related discoveries in genetics

About the Author

Author Sir JONATHAN MILLER is an English physician, who came to prominence in the 1950s as a specialist in neurology, but transitioned to acting in a comedy revue (Beyond the Fringe) in the 1960s. He began directing operas in the 1970s for the National Theatre and later ran the Old Vic Theatre. He wrote/presented more than a dozen BBC documentaries, and is known as a TV personality/public intellectual throughout Britain and the United States.

BORIN VAN LOON is a British illustrator and comic book artist, best known for his illustrations for the Introducing... series of graphic books on complex subjects. He is an author, collagist, and surrealist painter, and has worked for a wide variety of clients in editorial, publishing and promotion. He has created an eclectic collage/cartoon mural on the subject of DNA and genetics for the Health Matters Gallery in London's Science Museum.