The Ancestor's Tale - A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life
2004 (First English edition).
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
, London, England
A famous work by this prolific master writer, promulgating the faults and danger of all religions that the says should never be involved with science. The work is a "four billion year pilgrimage as we travel back in time to seek out our ancestors" and this 'remarkable book' heads backwards to the origin of life itself, certainly becoming a challenge for those believing in a higher being or any creationists brave enough to dip into this heavy evolutionary time, being written by one of the world's most prominent atheists. Arguably one of the greatest books about evolution ever written.
$75.00
Specifications
| Author | Dawkins, Richard |
| Publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Year Published | 2004 (First English edition) |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
2004 |
| Size | Royal 8vo - Octavo, 254mm x 165mm |
| Chapters | L |
| Pages | 528pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Hardcover in dark blue cloth with the silver title only original the flat spine that remains very firm (despite the large textblock), boards and spine edges also remain devoid of any shelf-wear and the non price-clipped english dust wrapper (different design to the us variant) is also in excellent condition though with minor scuffing and chipping to the upper edge, now protected in clear archival covering. |
| Overall | Internal text and any illustrations are in a likewise pristine state with no prior owner markings anywhere including the red endpapers thus the book is overall in near-fine original better condition. |