River Out Of Eden (signed first edition, second impression)

Richard Dawkins

ISBN 10: 0297815407 / ISBN 13: 9780297815402

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1995

About this Item

River Out Of Eden by Richard Dawkins. Signed first edition, second impression. Octavo. 172pp. Illustrated by Richard Dawkins wife - Lalla Ward (of Dr. Who fame). Signed by the author to the title page. This book is in near fine condition. The black boards and spine are fine, without any bumps. There is very minor rubbing to 3 of the corners. The spine has a slight lean. The pages are slightly yellowed - more so towards the top edge. Otherwise, the pages are clean and the binding is tight. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with some minor bumping to the edges and minor rubbing to one of the corners. The internal face of the dust jacket has light yellowing to the top edge. The dust jacket is unclipped.

Seller Inventory # 630

Bibliographic Details

• Title: River Out Of Eden (signed first edition, second impression)
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297815407
• ISBN 13: 9780297815402
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 460 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History
  • Signed First Edition
  • Biology

About this title

Synopsis

The information system contained in DNA is so powerful and so elegant that it far outstrips anything that has been invented by way of computers. Dawkin's description of it aims to bring out the inspirational quality of our understanding of Darwinian life. The "river" of the title is the river of information carried through time in DNA, flowing and branching like a real river, and giving rise to new species as it does so. This book provides an explanation of the process of evolution, as illuminated by the theory of Darwinian natural selection.

About the Author

Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist renowned throughout the world. He was educated at Oxford and taught zoology before becoming the first holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, in 1995. His previous books rank among the most influential intellectual works of our time., They include THE SELFISH GENE (1976), RIVER OUT OF EDEN (1995), and UNWEAVING THE RAINBOW (1999).