Description
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, a bump to the upper hinge of front board and head of the spine, boards bound in publisher’s original black cloth with gilt titling to the spine, the text block bright and 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.
