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Richard Dawkins – The Blind Watchmaker – First Edition 1986
£85.00
First edition, first printing of ‘The Blind Watchmaker’ by Richard Dawkins, published by Longmans in London, 1986. This is a near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher’s original black cloth with gilt titling to the spine, the text block clean. The near fine unclipped wrapper a touch rubbed.
A landmark work on evolution, arguing against the notion of a purposeful designer. Using clear explanations and vivid metaphors, Dawkins shows how natural selection, though blind and unguided, creates complex, adaptive life forms. He dismantles creationist arguments, illustrating evolution through examples like the eye’s development. Both rigourous and accessible, the book champions science, reason, and the beauty of life shaped by gradual, cumulative processes without the need for divine intervention.
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First edition, first printing of ‘The Blind Watchmaker’ by Richard Dawkins, published by Longmans in London, 1986. This is a near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher’s original black cloth with gilt titling to the spine, the text block clean. The near fine unclipped wrapper a touch rubbed.
A landmark work on evolution, arguing against the notion of a purposeful designer. Using clear explanations and vivid metaphors, Dawkins shows how natural selection, though blind and unguided, creates complex, adaptive life forms. He dismantles creationist arguments, illustrating evolution through examples like the eye’s development. Both rigourous and accessible, the book champions science, reason, and the beauty of life shaped by gradual, cumulative processes without the need for divine intervention.
