A Devil's Chaplain. Selected Essays. First edition

Dawkins, Richard

ISBN 10: 0297829734 / ISBN 13: 9780297829737

Published by London. Weidenfeld and Nicholson/Orion Publishing Group, 2003

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London. Weidenfeld and Nicholson. 2003. First Edition. No edition remarks assumed to be first printing. Hard Cover. Medium 8vo. 6.5 x 9.3 inches (16.5cm x 23.4cm) approx. 250ps. Edited by Latha Menon. Black boards with silver titles to the spine. Book and jacket are both in as new condition. Dust jacket designed by Ghost. Loosely laid in newspaper review of the book which is not dated but assumed to be 2003. A few diagrams in the text. This intriguing selection of Richard Dawkins large output of articles, lectures, individual chapters and reviews demonstrates the breadth of his interests, the sheer quality of his writing and the challenging nature of his trenchantly held views. The dust jacket will be covered with a new inert archival protective sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional photographs. Postage price quoted outside the UK are for a book up to 1kg using UPS. Book(s) above this weight may incur a surcharge. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg and are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.35). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Devil's Chaplain. Selected Essays. First edition
• Publisher: London. Weidenfeld and Nicholson/Orion Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297829734
• ISBN 13: 9780297829737
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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Synopsis

A reviewer wrote of The Selfish Gene that it was 'rich with metaphor, passionate arguments, wry humour, colourful examples and unexpected connections'.

This intriguing selection of Richard Dawkins large output of articles, lectures, individual chapters and reviews demonstrates the breadth of his interests, the sheer quality of his writing and the challenging nature of his trenchantly held views. Whether writing on the many aspects of evolution or on science in general - the importance of science, the poetry of science, the fact that science is inspiring (or ought to be) - he is often provocative, sometimes outrageous, never less than highly influential.

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).