Richard Dawkins – The Selfish Gene – First UK Edition 1976
£485.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Selfish Gene’, published by the Oxford University Press in 1976. A very good book with spotting to the page edges and a little dustiness to the top edge. In very good dustwrapper (spine faded) which is clipped and has some internal spotting.
Published in 1976, ‘The Selfish Gene’ revolutionises the way we understand evolution. Dawkins argues that natural selection operates at the level of genes, not individuals or species. Genes are portrayed as “selfish” entities striving to replicate themselves, using organisms as survival machines. This perspective explains behaviours like altruism as strategies that ultimately benefit genetic survival. Dawkins introduces concepts like the “meme”—a cultural gene analogue—and emphasises the power of genes in shaping life. The book combines clarity with scientific rigour, making complex evolutionary biology accessible and compelling, while challenging traditional views of co-operation and purpose in nature.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘The Selfish Gene’, published by the Oxford University Press in 1976. A very good book with spotting to the page edges and a little dustiness to the top edge. In very good dustwrapper (spine faded) which is clipped and has some internal spotting.
Published in 1976, ‘The Selfish Gene’ revolutionises the way we understand evolution. Dawkins argues that natural selection operates at the level of genes, not individuals or species. Genes are portrayed as “selfish” entities striving to replicate themselves, using organisms as survival machines. This perspective explains behaviours like altruism as strategies that ultimately benefit genetic survival. Dawkins introduces concepts like the “meme”—a cultural gene analogue—and emphasises the power of genes in shaping life. The book combines clarity with scientific rigour, making complex evolutionary biology accessible and compelling, while challenging traditional views of co-operation and purpose in nature.
