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The Selfish Gene
by Dawkins, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 019857519X
- ISBN 13
- 9780198575191
- Seller
-
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition. Colourful original dustjacket with strong vibrancy of hues. FFEP bears bookplate of previous owner, Ronald Poole. Very minor edgewear to blue cloth-bound boards. Minor edgewear to upper jacket at spine and back cover. Minor tear to upper back cover with no loss of cover. Else, a very nice and tight copy. Brodart wrapped.
Synopsis
The Selfish Gene is a book on evolution by Richard Dawkins, published in 1976. It builds upon the principal theory of George C. Williams's first book Adaptation and Natural Selection. Dawkins coined the term "selfish gene" as a way of expressing the gene-centred view of evolution, which holds that evolution is best viewed as acting on genes and that selection at the level of organisms or populations almost never overrides selection based on genes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Biblioasis
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013734
- Title
- The Selfish Gene
- Author
- Dawkins, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 019857519X
- ISBN 13
- 9780198575191
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 240
- X weight
- 0 kg
Terms of Sale
Biblioasis
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About the Seller
Biblioasis
Biblio member since 2021
Windsor, Ontario
About Biblioasis
A general used & new book shop, we specialize in Canadian literature, first editions,
signed books, the eighteenth century, and books about books. Open since 1998, we
have a large selection of history, literature, philosophy, art, music, religion,
science, and technical books.
signed books, the eighteenth century, and books about books. Open since 1998, we
have a large selection of history, literature, philosophy, art, music, religion,
science, and technical books.
Glossary
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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